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Ray218 & Ray55Marine VHF RadioOwner’s Handbook

Document number: 81278-3
Date: April 2007

Trademarks and registered trademarksRaymarine is a registered trademark of Raymarine plc.

All other product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Contents of this handbook © Raymarine 2007

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ContentsTrademarks and registered trademarks ............................................ 2

About this Handbook .............................................................................................9Important Information .......................................................................................10

Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure ................................................ 12Safe Compass Distance ........................................................................ 12EMC Conformance ............................................................................... 12Duty Cycle ............................................................................................ 12

Chapter 1: Introduction .....................................................................................131.1 Ray218 and Ray55 Fixed Station VHF Radios ....................................... 131.2 Features ............................................................................................... 13

Digital Selective Calling (DSC) .............................................................. 14

Chapter 2: Installation .......................................................................................152.1 Unpacking and Inspection .................................................................... 15

Removing the Sun Cover ..................................................................... 15Equipment Supplied ............................................................................. 16

2.2 Planning the Installation ...................................................................... 172.3 Cable Connections ............................................................................. 20

Power ................................................................................................ 21Hailer Horn (Ray218 only) ................................................................ 22External Speaker ............................................................................... 22Raymic / Mic Relocation ....................................................................... 22NMEA Data ........................................................................................ 23

NMEA IN (from GPS) ...................................................................... 24NMEA OUT (to Chartplotter Display) .............................................. 24

Antenna ............................................................................................... 25Grounding ............................................................................................ 26

Chapter 3: General Operations .........................................................................273.1 Keypad and Rotary Knobs .................................................................... 27

Microphone Keys ................................................................................. 281. PTT ......................................................................................... 282. HILO / LOC DIST ......................................................................... 283. 16/9 ....................................................................................... 284. UP/DOWN ............................................................................... 285. SCAN / SAVE ............................................................................ 28

Transceiver Controls ............................................................................. 286. CH/OK ....................................................................................... 287. PWR/VOL ................................................................................... 288. SQ .............................................................................................. 289. Soft Keys .................................................................................... 29

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Transceiver Push Keys ...........................................................................2910. HAILER / INTCM (Ray218 only) ...............................................2911. MENU/DSC .............................................................................2912. CLEAR/WX ...........................................................................2913. 16/9 ......................................................................................2914. DISTRESS ................................................................................29

Optional Raymic Second Station ...........................................................30A. PTT .........................................................................................30B. VOL/SQ .....................................................................................30C. CLEAR/WX .............................................................................31D. 16/9 ........................................................................................31E. Soft Keys ...................................................................................31F. MENU / DSC ..............................................................................31G. CH ............................................................................................31H. OK / INTCM ..............................................................................31

3.2 Transceiver LCD ..................................................................................321. (RX) Receiving ................................................................................322. (TX) Transmitting ............................................................................323. (HI/LO) TX Power ............................................................................324. ATIS Active .....................................................................................325. (SAVED) Memory Mode ..................................................................326. (LOCAL) Local/Distant Mode ..........................................................337. (FAV123) Favorite Channel .............................................................338. Automatic Channel Changing Blocked ...........................................339. GPS .................................................................................................3310. DSC Call .......................................................................................3311. Weather Alert ...............................................................................3312. Dot Matrix Display ..........................................................................3313. (MAN) Manual Position Data ..........................................................3314. Channel Status ...............................................................................3415. Soft Key Labels ................................................................................3416. Channel Name ................................................................................3417. Channel Number ............................................................................3418. Channel Set ....................................................................................3419. Signal Strength ...............................................................................34Display Mode .......................................................................................34

3.3 Alert Messages .....................................................................................353.4 Turning the Power ON and OFF ...........................................................353.5 Setting the Volume .............................................................................363.6 Setting the Squelch .............................................................................363.7 Tuning the Channel ............................................................................363.8 Selecting a Weather Channel .............................................................37

Weather Alert Operation ..............................................................37

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3.9 Selecting the Priority Channel .............................................................. 383.10 Selecting the Secondary Priority Channel ............................................. 38

Reprograming the Secondary Priority Channel ..................................... 383.11 Transmitting ....................................................................................... 39

Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction .............................. 403.12 Menu Mode Operation ......................................................................... 403.13 DSC Call Operation .............................................................................. 40

Chapter 4: Menu Settings ..................................................................................414.1 Menu Function ................................................................................... 41

Making Menu and Programming Selections ........................................ 414.2 VHF Operations .................................................................................... 44

Scan Mode ......................................................................................... 44All Scan ........................................................................................ 45Priority All Scan ............................................................................ 46Saved (Memory) Scan .................................................................. 46Priority Saved Scan ...................................................................... 47

Display Mode ....................................................................................... 47Setting the Power Output (HI/LO) ........................................................ 48

Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction .............................. 49Saving Channels to Memory .............................................................. 50Using the Watch Modes ....................................................................... 51

Dual Watch .................................................................................... 51Tri Watch ........................................................................................ 51

Frequency Band ................................................................................... 52Channel Name ................................................................................... 53Favorite Channel ................................................................................ 54Sensitivity .......................................................................................... 56

4.3 Hailer/Fog Horn/Intercom ..................................................................... 56Hailer (Ray218 only) ............................................................................. 56Fog Horn (Ray218 only) ........................................................................ 57Intercom ............................................................................................... 58

4.4 GPS/Time Setup .................................................................................. 59Manual Position ................................................................................... 59Settings .............................................................................................. 61

Latitude/Longitude Display .......................................................... 61Time Display ................................................................................ 61Time Offset .................................................................................. 61Time Format ................................................................................. 61COG/SOG Display ........................................................................ 62

NMEA Output .................................................................................... 624.5 System Configuration ........................................................................ 64

Backlight Adjustment ........................................................................ 64


Contrast Adjustment ..........................................................................64Key Beep .............................................................................................65Signal Bar ...........................................................................................65Bearing Mode .....................................................................................65Speed Unit ..........................................................................................66System Test .........................................................................................66Version Number .................................................................................67Reset ..................................................................................................67

VHF OPS .........................................................................................67GPS SETUP .....................................................................................67SYSTEM CONFIG ............................................................................68DSC MENU .....................................................................................68

Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC) ......................................................695.1 DSC Call Menu ...................................................................................69

Making DSC Menu and Programming Selections .................................705.2 Distress Calls ......................................................................................72

Sending a Distress Call .......................................................................72Undesignated (Quick) Distress Call ................................................72Designated Distress Call ...............................................................73Transmitting ...................................................................................74Receiving Acknowledgement .........................................................74

Cancelling a Distress Call Made in Error ...............................................74Receiving a Distress Call .....................................................................75Receiving a Distress Relay Sent by Another Station ..............................76

5.3 DSC Phonebook ..................................................................................76Adding a new Entry ............................................................................77Editing an Existing Entry .....................................................................78Deleting an Existing Entry ...................................................................79

5.4 Individual Calls ...................................................................................79Making DSC Calls to Coast Stations ......................................................79Transmitting an Individual Call ...........................................................79Receiving Individual Calls ...................................................................81

5.5 Group Calls .........................................................................................83Group MMSI Setup .............................................................................83

Adding a New Group ......................................................................83Transmitting a Group Call ...................................................................84Receiving Group Calls ........................................................................85

5.6 All Ships Calls .....................................................................................87Transmitting an All Ships Call .............................................................87Receiving an All Ships Call ..................................................................88

5.7 Position Request .................................................................................89Specifying the Target Vessel ...............................................................90

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Retrieving the Last Received Position Data ........................................ 91Receiving a Position Request From Another Station ............................. 91

5.8 Received Calls (Logs) ......................................................................... 92Log Entry Options ............................................................................... 93

5.9 DSC Setup .......................................................................................... 94My MMSI ID ......................................................................................... 94Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming Calls ............................... 96Position Reply .................................................................................... 97

Chapter 6: Customer Service ............................................................................996.1 How to Contact Raymarine .................................................................. 99

On the Internet ..................................................................................... 99Customer Support .......................................................................... 99

Product Repair and Service ................................................................... 99Accessories and Parts ................................................................... 100Technical Support ......................................................................... 100

Appendix A: Specifications ..............................................................................101General .............................................................................................. 101Transmitter ........................................................................................ 102Receiver ............................................................................................. 102

Appendix B: Radio Controls .............................................................................103Microphone Keys ............................................................................... 104Transceiver Controls ........................................................................... 104Transceiver Push Keys ......................................................................... 104Optional Raymic Handset ................................................................... 105

Raymic Keys ................................................................................. 106

Appendix C: Menu Structure ............................................................................107Appendix D: Channel List ................................................................................109

U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies ....................................... 109Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies.............................. 112International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies............................ 117WX Channels (North America only) .................................................... 120

Appendix E: Glossary ........................................................................................121Index ..............................................................................................123

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About this Handbook

Intended UseThis handbook describes the Ray218 and Ray55 fixed VHF marine radios. The Ray218 and Ray55 provide two-way communications on all US, Canadian and International marine channels and weather watch on ten weather channels. The Ray218 and Ray55 include equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC).

Conventions Used Throughout this handbook, the dedicated (labelled) keys are shown in bold capitals (for example: MENU/DSC). The LCD indicators and functions are shown in normal capitals (for example: TX).

Technical AccuracyTo the best of our knowledge, the information in this handbook was correct as it went to press. However, our policy of continuous product improvement and updating may change specifications without prior notice. As a result, unavoidable differences between the product and handbook may occur from time to time. Raymarine cannot accept liability for inaccuracies or omissions it may contain.

For the latest handbook revisions and product information visit our web site:

www.raymarine.com

WarrantyTo register your new Raymarine product, please take a few minutes to fill out the warranty registration card found at the end of this handbook. It is very important that you complete the owner information and return the card to the factory in order to receive full warranty benefits.


Important InformationRaymarine radios comply with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry Canada requirements that regulate marine VHF radio usage for the US and Canada, respectively. Marine VHF radio users must comply with all applicable rules and regulations, some of which are described in this handbook.

FCC NoticeThis device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved in writing by Raymarine, Incorporated could violate compliance with

This information was current at the time this handbook was printed. Up-to-date information, including licensing requirements, can be obtained on the FCC web site at:

www.fcc.gov/wtb/marine

Official FCC forms can be obtained on the FCC web site at:www.fcc.gov/formpage.html

FCC rules and void the operator’s authority to operate the equipment.

Station LicenseAn FCC Ship Radio Station License and Call Sign are not required for most recreational vessels travelling in US waters. However, you must obtain a license if your vessel travels to foreign ports.

Ships that use MF/HF single side-band radio, satellite communications, or telegraphy must be licensed by the FCC. You can obtain a Station License by filing FCC Form 605, which is available from the FCC web site listed above.

Operator LicenseAn Operator License is not required to operate a VHF Marine Radio within US territorial waters. However, a license is required to operate the radio if you dock in a foreign port (including Canada and Mexico) or leave a foreign port to dock in a U.S. port. You can request a Restricted Radiotelephone Operator Permit from the FCC by filing Form 753.

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Industry Canada NoticeThis Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. To obtain Industry Canada information on RF exposure (RSS-102) and compliance, please refer to the Industry Canada web site:

www.ic.gc.ca

LicenseYou do not need a license to operate this radio in a registered vessel within sovereign waters of Canada or the US. Owners of unregistered vessels should contact Industry Canada for advice. You will need a license to operate this radio outside of Canada or the US. To obtain Industry Canada licensing information or to locate the nearest field or regional office, refer to the Industry Canada web site:

www.ic.gc.ca

The following information is required to complete the license application:Industry Canada Certification Number: 4069A-VHFGEN1FCC Type Number: PJ5VHFGEN1FCC Type Accepted: Parts 15 and 80Output Power: 1 watt (low) & 25 watts (high)Modulation: FM (16K0G3E), DSC (16K0G2B)Frequency Range: 156.025–157.425

Outside the US and CanadaOutside the US and Canada, please check your national requirements for both operators and equipment licensing.

Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI)The Ray218 and Ray55 include equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC). A nine-digit Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number is required to operate the DSC equipment.

You can request an MMSI number from the FCC when you apply for a Station License. If your vessel does not require a license, you may obtain an MMSI by contacting BoatUS (www.boatus.com). Once obtained, you can program the MMSI number into your Ray218/Ray55 as described in this handbook.

Safety NoticesYour Raymarine VHF radio generates and radiates radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy (EME). This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with the instructions contained in this handbook. Failure to do so can result in personal injury and/or product malfunction.


Antenna Mounting and EME ExposureFor optimal radio performance and minimal human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy, make sure the antenna is:• located at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the radio• connected to the radio before transmitting

This system has a Maximum Permissible Exposure (MPE) Radius of 1.5 meters, assuming the maximum power of the radio and antennas with a maximum gain of 3dBi. Accounting for the height of an average adult (2 meters) the minimum height of the antenna above the deck to meet RF exposure compliance requirements is 3.5 meters. Antennas with more gain require a greater MPE radius. Do not transmit when anyone is within the MPE radius of the antenna, unless shielded from the antenna field by a grounded metallic barrier.

WARNING: Maximum Permissible ExposureFailure to observe these guidelines may expose those within the maximum permissible exposure (MPE) radius to RF radiation absorption that exceeds this limit. It is the operator’s responsibility to ensure that no one comes within this radius.

WARNING: Microwave RadiationOperators with cardiac pacemakers, electric-medical equipment and life support machines should not be exposed to microwave radiation.

CAUTION: Antenna ConnectionNever operate the radio unless it is connected to the antenna.

Safe Compass DistanceSafe Compass Distance is 1 meter for a common compass. To be sure, you should locate the radio as far as possible from the compass. Test your compass to verify proper operation while the radio is also operating.

EMC ConformanceAll Raymarine equipment and accessories are designed to the best industry standards for use in the recreational marine environment. Their design and manufacture conform to the appropriate Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) standards but correct installation and use is required to ensure that performance is not compromised.

Duty CycleThe normal duty cycle of the Ray 218 / Ray55 is 5% transmit, 5% receive, and 90% standby.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Ray218 and Ray55 Fixed Station VHF RadiosThe Ray218 and Ray55 marine VHF radiotelephones are microprocessor-controlled transceivers that provide reliable simplex (single frequency) and semi-duplex (two frequency) communications. This handbook describes the physical and functional characteristics of these radios.

The Ray218 and Ray55 provide two-way communications on all US, Canadian and International marine channels and ten weather channels. Refer to the Frequency Tables in Appendix D, which list all marine VHF channels available in your radio. You should familiarize yourself with these tables to ensure proper channel usage.

1.2 FeaturesThe Ray218 and Ray55 are designed and manufactured to provide ease of operation with excellent reliability. The Ray218 and Ray55 have many enhanced features, including:

• Waterproof to IPX-7 standard • Anti-glare 1.9"(48mm) x 1.3" (32mm) LCD full dot matrix display• 3 soft keys for easy programming and menu selection

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Ray55

Microphone(standard)

Raymic(optional)

Ray218


• 10 Weather Channel watch with 1050Hz Alert Tone detect• Dedicated key for switching to Priority Channel 16• Programmable Secondary Priority Channel key• All Scan, Memory Scan and 2 Priority Scan functions• Dual/Tri Watch Monitor modes• Local Mode decreases noise in areas where RF interference is high• Enhanced GPS Position Data gives Latitude and Longitude to 1/10,000 of a

minute plus Time, SOG and COG data from any NMEA input• Automatically distinguishes between calls made to Ship or Coast Stations• Low and High Voltage detection with alert• Editable Channel Name• 10 Brightness and Contrast settings• Optional Raymic Second Station Handset• Optional external speakers for both transceiver and Raymic stations

Digital Selective Calling (DSC)The Ray218 and Ray55 include equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC). DSC protocol is a globally applied system used to send and receive digital calls. DSC uses a unique Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number to direct DSC calls directly to your radio, much like a telephone number. Most importantly, DSC enables digital distress calls that automatically notify other ships and shore stations where you are and that you are in a distress situation.

Note: An MMSI ID number is required to operate the DSC equipment in this radio. You can obtain an MMSI from BoatUS (www.boatus.com). Once obtained, you can program the MMSI number yourself one time only using the menu operation described in “My MMSI ID“ on page 94.

The Ray218 and Ray55 include the following DSC features:

• Separate receiver dedicated to handling DSC Calls on channel 70• Position Request function sends GPS position data to or receives position data

from other stations• Phonebook for automatically making DSC calls• Quick Call feature sends Individual Calls or Group Calls directly from the

phonebook, just like the redial function on a telephone• Five Group IDs for making DSC Calls only to stations in your group, such as a

flotilla or fishing fleet

DSC functions are fully described in Chapter 5.

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Chapter 2: Installation

2.1 Unpacking and InspectionUse care when unpacking the unit from the shipping carton to prevent damage to the contents. It is also good practice to save the carton and the interior packing material in the event you must return the unit to the factory.

Removing the Sun Cover The Sun Cover was designed to remain attached to the radio, even in rough seas.

To remove the Sun Cover:1. Place your thumb in the dimple and push downward.2. At the same time, pull up the lift tab with your index finger.3. Pinch your fingers towards each other as you lift up.

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Equipment SuppliedThe following is a list of materials supplied with the Ray218 and Ray55:

The following is a list of optional equipment:

* Maximum total Raymic extension cable length must not exceed 20 meters

Part No Description

E43032 Ray218 VHF Radio with removable microphoneR49163 Sun CoverR49164 Mounting BracketR49165 Bracket Knob for Ray218/Ray55/Ray49 R49171 MicrophoneR49166 Microphone Hanger for Ray218/Ray55/Ray49R49167 Power Cord for Ray218/Ray55/Ray49R49168 NMEA/Speaker/Hailer Cable81278 Handbook for Ray218/Ray55

Screws (x5) for Mounting Bracket/Microphone HangerScrew/Lock Washer (x1) for Grounding

E43036 Ray55 VHF Radio with integral microphoneR49170 Sun CoverR49169 Mounting BracketR49165 Bracket Knob for Ray218/Ray55/Ray49R49166 Microphone Hanger for Ray218/Ray55R49167 Power Cord for Ray218/Ray55/Ray4981278 Handbook for Ray218/Ray55

Screws (x5) for Mounting Bracket/Microphone HangerScrew/Lock Washer (x1) for Grounding

Part No Description

A46051 Raymic Second Station for Ray218/Ray55

A46055 Raymic Extension Cable, 5m*

A46056 Raymic Extension Cable, 10m*

A46054 Microphone Relocation Kit for Ray218/Ray55

A46053 Rear Flush Mount Kit for Ray218/Ray55

A46060 Front Flush Mount Kit for Ray218

E46006 10W External Speaker

M95435 Hailer Horn Speaker

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2.2 Planning the InstallationMount the transceiver to allow easy access from the location where the boat is normally navigated. Select a location that is non-metallic, dry, protected, well-ventilated, and free from high operating temperatures and excessive vibration. Provide sufficient space behind the transceiver to allow for proper cable connections to the rear panel connectors. Locate the transceiver as near as possible to the power source yet as far apart as possible from any devices that may cause interference such as motors, generators, and other on board electronics. The radio should be protected from prolonged direct exposure to rain and salt spray.

The Ray218/Ray55 is not designed to be mounted in engine compartments. Do not install the radio in a location where there may be flammable vapors (such as in an engine room or compartment, or in a fuel tank bay), water splash or spray from bilges or hatches, where it is at risk from physical damage from heavy items (such as hatch covers, tool boxes, etc.), or where it might be covered by other equipment. Locate the radio at least 1.5 meters from the antenna.

Safe Compass Distance is 1 meter for a common compass. To be sure, you should locate the radio as far as possible from the compass. Test your compass to verify proper operation while the radio is also operating.

The Ray218/Ray55 can be conveniently mounted on a chart table, bulkhead, overhead, or any other desired location. Refer to the following figure for typical mounting methods.

The Ray218/Ray55 may also be flush mounted using the optional A46053 Rear Flush Mount Kit, available from your Raymarine dealer. A Front Mount Kit (part number A 46060) is also available for the Ray218. Instructions for installing the radio using the Flush Mount Kit are included with the kit.

Table top mount Bulkhead mount Overhead mount

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Ray218 Dimensions

top bottom

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8.76"(222.5mm)

6.93"(176mm)

7.06"(179.3mm)

7.79"(198mm)

4.43"(112.5mm)

5.91"(150mm)

5.94"(151mm)

1.12"(28.3mm)

0.59"(15mm)

3.84"(97.5mm)

4.72"(120mm)

2.36"(60mm)

1.57"(40mm)

2.87"(73mm)

2.91"(74mm)


Ray55 Dimensions

top bottom

7.52" (191mm)

5.83" (148mm)

6.85"(174mm)

7.09" (180mm)

3.94"(100mm)

1.97"(50mm)

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R2.6

1.57"(40mm)

2.96"(75.3mm)

3.69"(93.8mm)

3.15"(80mm)

4.80"(122mm)

5.35" (136mm)

0.54" (13.8mm)

2.51"(63.7mm)

1.50" (38mm)


2.3 Cable ConnectionsThe radio has bullet connectors for power and cable connectors for attaching the optional Raymic or Microphone Relocation Kit. The remaining wires are for attaching NMEA, an optional external speaker, and an optional a hailer horn (Ray218 only). The Ray218 has a single cable with mating connectors for this purpose; the Ray55 has individual wire pairs. In either case, connect the wires as shown in the following table. Other connections are discussed in the ensuing sections.

Make cable connections as shown in the following figures.

Ray218 Rear Connections

Color Signal Connects to

GrayPurple

NMEA IN +NMEA IN –

GPS

BlueBrown

NMEA OUT +NMEA OUT –

Chartplotter display unit (E Series, C Series, etc.)

YellowGreen

SPEAKER +SPEAKER –

Optional remote speaker, Raymarine part no. E46006

WhiteBlack

HAILER +HAILER –

Optional horn speaker, Raymarine part no. M95435(Ray218 only)

Antenna

PowerD9

307-

3

NMEA/Speaker/Hailer

fuse

Raymic /Mic Relocation

Ground


Ray55 Rear Connections

The ends of all wires are clipped at the factory so that no bare metal is exposed. You must strip back the insulation before installation. If you are not connecting a wire or set of wires (SPEAKER, for example), leave them insulated. If you have stripped back a wire that you will not be connecting, clip the bare wire down to the insulation.

Power The red and black Power Cord provides connection to DC power. Slide the bullet connectors on the cord into their mates (with the same colored wire) on the rear of the radio. Connect the stripped wires on the Power Cord to the nearest primary source of the boat's DC power. A suitable source would be a circuit breaker on the power panel or a fuse block near the unit, rated at 10 amps. The red (+) wire contains an in-line fuse rated at 10A, 250V, slow-blow . Connect it to the positive terminal of the power source. Connect the black (–) wire to the negative (ground) of the power source. If the fuse ever needs to be replaced, be sure to use the same type and rating.

The power cord must be long enough to reach the DC power source. If additional wire length is required, the cable can be extended by adding more cable as necessary. However, for power cable runs longer than 15 feet, larger wire diameter size should be used to prevent voltage line loss. To ensure adequate current draw to the equipment, Raymarine recommends that you use lugs to connect the power cable to the DC supply and that the lug connections be both crimped and soldered.

Antenna

Power

NMEA / Speaker

fuse

Raymic /Mic Relocation

Ground

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The Ray218/Ray55 is designed for a 12 volt (nominal) system. If battery voltage drops below 10.5 VDC, the LOW icon appears on the LCD. Discontinue using the radio if a low voltage condition occurs as performance would be unreliable. If voltage increases to 15.8 VDC, HIGH appears. If voltage exceeds 18.5 VDC, the unit automatically shuts down to prevent damage.

Hailer Horn (Ray218 only)Connect the white (+) wire and black (–) wire to the hailer horn observing polarity as it is marked on the speaker.

The HAILER – wire is the same color as the POWER – wire (black). Ensure that black HAILER – wire is NOT connected to ground or to the negative terminal of the boat’s battery.

Note: To avoid feedback, mount the horn so that it is facing away from the microphone and is located at least 3 meters (10 feet) from the microphone.

External Speaker Connect the yellow (+) wire and green (–) wire from the radio to the same colored wires on the E46006 External Speaker. Be sure to insulate exposed bare ends.

Note: You can connect separate external speakers to the transceiver and to the optional Raymic second station.

Raymic / Mic RelocationThe radio has cable connectors for attaching either the optional A46051 Raymic or the A46054 Microphone Relocation Kit for mounting the microphone in a remote location. Align the arrows on both connector ends and mate.

Raymic Extension cables are available from your Raymarine dealer in 5 meter (part no. A46055) and 10 meter (part no. A46056) lengths. Maximum total Raymic extension cable length must not exceed 20 meters.

You can also install an optional E46006 external speaker to the Raymic. Connect the yellow (+) wire and green (–) wire from the E46006 External Speaker to the same colored wires emanating from the pigtail at the Raymic end of the extension cable. See the following figure.

Note: You can connect separate external speakers to the transceiver and to the optional Raymic second station.


NMEA DataThe Ray218/Ray55 accepts NMEA 0183 (V3.01) data from a position determining device (GPS) to provide the Latitude and Longitude position information. This information appears on the radio’s LCD display and is also transmitted during a DSC Distress Call. When a valid NMEA signal is detected, the GPS satellite indicator appears solid on the LCD. When no NMEA signal is detected, the GPS satellite indicator blinks.

When Distress Call and Position (lat/lon) information is received from other stations, your Ray218/Ray55 also has the capability of outputting the vessel’s position to your chartplotter display unit (C Series, E Series, etc.) over the NMEA port so that it can be displayed on the screen. See “NMEA Output“ on page 62.

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External SpeakerRaymic

Radio (rear)

Extension Cable

Raymic and External Speaker Connections


NMEA IN (from GPS)Connect the NMEA OUT + and NMEA OUT – signals from the positioning device to the NMEA IN + (gray) and NMEA IN – (purple) wires, respectively, from the radio. An example of how to make the connections using a suitable connector block is shown in the following drawing. For specific instructions how to connect your particular GPS, please refer to the handbook that came with that device.

NMEA AlarmWhen no valid position data is available, the NMEA alarm sounds (provided that the MMSI number has been programmed): the GPS satellite icon flashes and NO POS DATA is displayed on the dot matrix display. The alert tone sounds for 5 seconds or until you acknowledge it by pressing any key. The alarm repeats every four hours, as long as the condition exists.

If desired, you can manually enter time and position data using the GPS/Time Setup feature, as described on page 59. The alert repeats every four hours as long as no position information has been entered manually. If position data is entered manually but has not been updated during the previous 23.5 hours, all the position (lat/lon) fields are set to all 9’s, time field is set to all 8’s, and the display reverts to NO POS DATA.

NMEA OUT (to Chartplotter Display)Connect the NMEA IN + and NMEA IN – signals from the chartplotter display to the NMEA OUT + (blue) and NMEA OUT – (brown) wires, respectively, from the radio. An example of how to make the connections using a suitable connector block is shown in the following drawing. For specific instructions how to connect your particular display, please refer to the handbook that came with that device.

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NMEA IN + (gray) NMEA OUT +

NMEA OUT

to Radio: from GPS:

NMEA IN (purple)

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NMEA OUT + (blue)

NMEA OUT (brown)

NMEA IN +

NMEA IN

from Radio: to Display:


AntennaRaymarine recommends that you install a VHF Marine band antenna with a minimum height of 8 ft. and gain of at least 6 dB.

The coaxial VHF antenna cable connects to the Ray218/Ray55 antenna jack on the rear panel using a PL-259 VHF type connector. The antenna cable length can be critical to performance. If you are uncertain, contact a professional installer or call Raymarine Product Support. If a longer cable length is required, RG-8x (50 ohm) marine coaxial cable or equivalent cable can be used for runs up to a maximum of 50 feet. If the distance required is even greater, Raymarine recommends using low loss RG-213 or equivalent cable for the entire run to avoid excessive losses in power output.

If the antenna RF connector is likely to be exposed to the marine environment, a protective coating of silicon grease (Dow Corning DC-4 or similar) can be applied to the connector before connecting it to the radio. Any other extensions or adapters in the cable run should also be protected by grease and then wrapped with a waterproofing tape.

Antenna Mounting SuggestionsMounting the VHF antenna properly is very important because it will directly affect the performance of your VHF radio. Use a VHF antenna designed for marine vessels. Since VHF transmission is essentially line-of-sight, mount the antenna at a location on the vessel that is free of obstruction to obtain maximum range.

If you must extend the length of the coaxial cable between the antenna and the radio, use a coaxial cable designed for the least amount of power loss over the entire cable length.

For optimal radio performance and minimal human exposure to radio frequency electromagnetic energy, make sure the antenna is:

• mounted as high as possible, but at least located at least 1.5 meters (5 feet) from the radio

• connected to the radio before transmitting

WARNING: Antenna Mounting and EME ExposureEnsure that the antenna is mounted so that no one can enter the maximum permissible exposure radius for RF radiation. See the Safety Notice entitled “Antenna Mounting and EME Exposure“ on page 12.


GroundingWhile special grounding is not required, it is good marine practice to properly ground all electronic equipment to the boat’s earth ground system. The Ray218/Ray55 can be connected to ground by installing the supplied screw and lock washer into the threaded hole labelled with the icon, located on the transceiver’s rear panel, adjacent to the antenna jack. Then attach a #10 AWG wire from this screw to the nearest ship’s earth ground connection point.

CAUTION: Ground ConnectionDo not connect this ground connection to the negative terminal of the battery.

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Chapter 3: General Operations

3.1 Keypad and Rotary KnobsSeveral of the keys on the front panel of the transceiver serve multiple purposes. For the most part, the function indicated on the first line of the key is accessed by pressing that key for fewer than 3 seconds and then releasing it. The function indicated on the second line of the key is accessed by pressing and holding the key for greater than 3 seconds.

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1. PTTPress this Push-to-Talk key to transmit.

2. HILO / LOC DIST Press and release to toggle the transmit power from HI to LO. Can also be used to select items in menu mode. Press and hold for to toggle between full receiver sensitivity (Distant mode) and attenuated receiver sensitivity (Local mode).

3. 16/9Use this key to switch to the priority channel or to change the value of the Secondary Priority Channel.

4. UP/DOWN Use the arrow keys to change the active channel number. Press and hold for rapid channel changing. Can also be used to scroll through selections in menu and programming modes.

5. SCAN / SAVEPress and release this key to access the Scan Mode menu, which is described on page 44. If Scan Mode is active, pressing this key terminates the scan. Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter a channel into the radio’s memory. This function is described in “Saving Channels to Memory“ on page 50.

Transceiver Controls

6. CH/OK Rotate this knob to change the current channel number and to change values in Menu mode or during programming. Press in to enter values selected in Menu mode or during programming.

7. PWR/VOL Use this knob to turn the radio ON and OFF and to set the volume.

8. SQ Use this knob to set the squelch threshold, which cuts off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.

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9. Soft Keys These multifunction keys change according to context, such as to navigate through menus or to make menu selections. Press to select the corresponding function as identified by the on-screen label.

Transceiver Push Keys

10. HAILER / INTCM (Ray218 only)Press and release to access the hailer horn to make voice announcements or sound various fog horn tones. Press and hold for 3 seconds to use the intercom feature to communicate with a secondary station. Requires an optional Raymic second station.

This key is only available with the Ray218.

11. MENU/DSCPress and release this key to select Menu Mode, which is used to set up the radio. Menu operations are fully described in Chapter 4.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter DSC Call Mode, which is used for making DSC Calls and viewing the DSC Call Logs and the DSC Call Phonebook.

A Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number is required to operate the DSC equipment in this radio. This number directs DSC calls directly to your radio, much like a telephone number. You can program the MMSI number yourself one time only using the operation described in “My MMSI ID“ on page 94. Otherwise, your Raymarine dealer can program or change the number for you.

Full details on DSC call operation are described in Chapter 5.

12. CLEAR/WXPress and release to terminate a function and return to the last-used channel. Press and hold for 3 seconds to select the Weather mode.

13. 16/9 Use this key to switch to the priority channel or to change the value of the Secondary Priority Channel.

14. DISTRESSPush up the spring-loaded cover and press this key to make a DSC Distress Call. Instructions for making a Distress Call are described in Section 5.2.


Optional Raymic Second StationThe optional Raymic Handset provides the Ray218/Ray55 with a second station in a telephone handset design. The Raymic, which attaches to the handset connector on the rear of the radio, enables intercom capabilities with the transceiver from a remote portion of the vessel. Intercom functions are discussed on page 58.

A. PTT Press this Push-to-Talk key to transmit.

B. VOL/SQBy default, these keys control earpiece speaker volume. Press the up arrow key to increase or the down arrow to decrease the volume. Press and release the center key to activate the squelch threshold adjustment. Then, press up arrow key to increase or down arrow to decrease the squelch level.

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C. CLEAR/WXPress and release to terminate a function and return to the last-used channel. Press and hold for 3 seconds to select the Weather mode.

D. 16/9 Press and release this key to switch between the Priority Channel 16 and the current working channel.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to tune to the Secondary Priority Channel, which defaults to 9.

If already tuned to the Secondary Priority Channel, press and hold for 3 seconds to program a new Secondary Priority Channel.

E. Soft KeysThese multifunction keys change according to context, such as to navigate through menus or to make menu selections. Press to select the corresponding function as identified by the on-screen label.

F. MENU / DSCPress and release this key to select Menu Mode, which is used to set up the radio. The menu structure is outlined in the following drawing. Menu operations are fully described in Chapter 4.

Press and hold for 3 seconds to enter DSC Call Mode, which is used for making DSC Calls and viewing the DSC Call Logs and the DSC Call Phonebook.

G. CHUse the arrow keys to change the active channel number. Press and hold for rapid channel changing. Can also be used to scroll through selections in menu and programming modes.

H. OK / INTCM Press and release this key to enter values selected in Menu mode or during programming. Press and hold for 3 seconds to enable the intercom feature for communications between the transceiver and Raymic second station. Intercom functions are discussed on page 58.


3.2 Transceiver LCD The following describes the function of the characters on the radio’s LCD.

1. (RX) ReceivingIndicates that the radio is receiving a radio signal.

2. (TX) TransmittingIndicates the PTT key is being pressed and the radio is transmitting.

3. (HI/LO) TX PowerIndicates whether transmit power is set for 25 watts (HI) or 1 watt (LO).

4. ATIS ActiveIndicates ATIS transmission is enabled. Only available in European countries using the International channel set.

5. (SAVED) Memory ModeIndicates the current channel has been saved in memory. Appears during Saved (Memory) Scan and Priority Saved Scan modes.

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6. (LOCAL) Local/Distant ModeIndicates the radio is in Local Reception mode, which decreases receiver sensitivity in high traffic areas to decrease unwanted reception.

7. (FAV123) Favorite ChannelIndicates which of the three (3) Favorite Channel banks is currently selected. Each bank displays a different favorite channel that you have assigned for each of the 3 soft key labels at the bottom of the LCD. This gives you a total of 9 favorite channels that you can jump to at the press of a key.

8. Automatic Channel Changing BlockedIndicates that your radio will not automatically switch to the channel requested by an incoming DSC call but rather will prompt you to manually accept or decline the channel change request. Applies to Distress and All Ships Urgency calls only. This feature is controlled by the DSC Setup menu item AUTO CH CHG described on page 96. By default, this icon is off, meaning that auto channel changing is active.

9. GPSIndicates that positional data is available from your GPS.

10. DSC Call When flashing, indicates that the radio has received a DSC Call. Details of the call can be viewed in the associated log. See “Received Calls (Logs)” on page 92. The icon disappears when the call is accepted, the call is rejected, or the associated message is viewed in the log.

11. Weather AlertIndicates that the radio is monitoring for weather alert broadcasts.

12. Dot Matrix DisplayIndicates radio functions, GPS position data or special conditions, depending on the situation. The screen is different when sending/receiving a DSC Call (see Chapter 5) or setting up a Menu item (see Chapter 4).

13. (MAN) Manual Position DataIndicates position data is not from GPS but rather has been entered manually.


14. Channel StatusA subscript character following the channel number indicates special qualities.

(A) Simplex Channel

The subscript A indicates that the currently-selected US or Canadian channel is simplex, although its International counterpart is semi-duplex (5A, for example). This channel uses the transmit frequency of the International channel for both transmitting and receiving. If a channel is simplex in all 3 channel sets (US, Canadian, and International—channel 6, for example), the A does not appear.Note: Simplex means that the radio transmits and receives on the same frequency for this channel. Semi-duplex channels use separate frequencies to transmit and receive.(B) Receive-only Channel

The subscript B indicates that you cannot transmit on the currently-selected channel; it is receive-only. Used with Canadian channels only.

15. Soft Key LabelsDisplays the current function of the associated soft key.

16. Channel NameDisplays the current channel name. This field is editable.

17. Channel NumberDisplays the current active channel number.

18. Channel SetIndicates which channel set is selected: USA, INT (International), CAN (Canadian), or WX (Weather).

19. Signal StrengthIndicates that the relative strength of the radio signal being received. Displays between 0 (no signal) and 5 (strongest signal) bars.

Display ModeThe Ray218/Ray55 has an alternative method for displaying the channel number than the one demonstrated above: 2 UP mode. In 2 UP mode, you are presented with the currently-active channel on the left and the standby channel on the right. 2 UP mode is discussed in “Display Mode” on page 47.


3.3 Alert MessagesThe radio has several warning messages to alert you to special conditions.

Battery Voltage High

Indicates boat’s battery voltage exceeds 15.8 VDC (typical). If voltage exceeds 18.5 volts (typical), the radio powers itself off to prevent equipment damage.

Battery Voltage Low

Indicates boat’s battery voltage is below 10.5 VDC (typical), which is the lowest voltage at which the radio can be reliably operated.

Base in Use

Indicates that the base station (transceiver) is in use and has priority. Only appears on a Raymic second station when the transceiver is already is use.

3.4 Turning the Power ON and OFFTurn the PWR/VOL knob clockwise until it clicks. When the unit powers up in standby mode it:

• Beeps, illuminates the backlight at full brightness, and displays a self-test.• Recalls the last channel number, TX power settings and operation mode.

If no last-used setting data exists, goes to channel 16 and high TX Power.• When GPS Data is available, extended position data is displayed with the off-

set time. This information will be displayed when display option for the posi-tion and time is enabled on the Menu. See Section 4.4.

• When the MMSI number is not programmed, you are prompted to enter the number as described on page 94. You must then press OK to continue.

To turn the unit OFF, rotate the PWR/VOL knob completely counterclockwise until it clicks.

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3.5 Setting the Volume...on the Transceiver

Adjust the PWR/VOL knob to control the loudspeaker volume level. Turn clockwise to increase the volume; counter clockwise to decrease the volume.

...on the optional Raymic

Press the up arrow on the VOL/SQ key to increase or the down arrow to decrease the volume level.

3.6 Setting the SquelchThe squelch circuit sets the threshold for cutting off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.

...on the Transceiver

To properly set the squelch, rotate the SQ knob counterclockwise until audio is heard. Then rotate clockwise until background noise disappears.


Press and release the center of the VOL/SQ key to activate squelch threshold level adjustment. Press the down arrow key until audio is heard. Then press the up arrow until background noise disappears.

3.7 Tuning the Channel...on the Transceiver

Rotate the CH/OK knob clockwise to increase the channel number.

Rotate the CH/OK knob counterclockwise to decrease the channel number.


Press and release the UP arrow to increase the channel number.

Press and release the DOWN arrow to decrease the channel.

Press and hold either key for rapid channel scrolling.


3.8 Selecting a Weather ChannelThe US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) broadcasts continuous weather reports and severe weather alerts, as needed. The Ray218/Ray55 is programmed to receive 10 weather channels and sound an alarm if a weather alert is received.

To enter Weather mode, press and hold the CLEAR/WX key for 3 seconds on either the transceiver or the Raymic.

The weather function soft keys appear and the WX indicator appears in the channel set field. Rotate the CH/OK knob on the transceiver or use the channel up /down keys on the Raymic to select from channels WX01 through WX10.

Press and release the CLEAR/WX key again to return to normal operation.

Note:

1. WX broadcasts can only be heard in the US and Canada.2. During Weather mode, the PTT, HI/LO, and SCAN/SAVE keys are disabled and

an error beep sounds if pressed.

Weather Alert Operation NOAA also broadcasts continuous severe weather alerts as needed. You can set your Ray218/Ray55 to notify you when such an alert is issued. To enable the Weather Alert, press the ALERT soft key. The cloud icon appears.

When the severe weather alert tone is detected, the message WX ALERT is displayed and an alarm sounds. The radio automatically tunes to the WX channel where the weather alert has been detected. The alert is detected in all modes of operation (Standby, Dual Watch, Tri Watch, Scan, etc.)

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3.9 Selecting the Priority ChannelThe Ray218/Ray55 provides you with a dedicated key for switching to the Priority Channel 16. Press and release the 16/9 key to switch to channel 16 at high power. The label 1ST PRIORITY appears. If already on channel 16, press and release 16/9 to return to the last-used working channel.

The 16/9 key also can be used to cancel all other modes and switch to channel 16.

Note: When the priority channel is selected, the radio is always set to HIGH transmit pow-er. You may reduce power if desired using the HI/LO power setting.

3.10 Selecting the Secondary Priority ChannelThe Ray218/Ray55 enables you to program the 16/9 key to store a Secondary Priority Channel. The default is channel 9. If on Primary Priority channel 16 or a working channel, press and hold the 16/9 for 3 seconds to switch to the Secondary Priority Channel at high power. The label 2ND PRIORITY appears. The default is channel 9. .

If already tuned to the Secondary Priority Channel, press and release the 16/9 key to switch to Priority Channel 16 at high power.

Reprograming the Secondary Priority Channel1. Press and hold the 16/9 key for 3 seconds to switch to the current Secondary

Priority Channel. 2. Press and hold the 16/9 key for 3 seconds again to switch to Reprogram mode.

The message CHG 2ND PRI? appears with YES highlighted. 3. Press SELECT soft key to accept. The confirmation message CHANGE 2ND

PRIORITY CH appears.4. Rotate the CH/OK knob until the desired new secondary channel is shown.

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5. Press the OK soft key to accept the new Secondary Priority selection.

3.11 TransmittingPress and hold the Push-to-Talk (PTT) key on the microphone to transmit on the selected channel, and then release to receive. The TX indicator appears during transmission.

Note: International regulations and good communications practice dictate that you not interfere with other communications. Before transmitting, listen to make sure the channel is clear.

The radio is equipped with a timeout timer in the event of a stuck key. After PTT has been held continuously for 5 minutes, transmission is discontinued, the message TX TIMEOUT appears, and the radio automatically returns to receive mode.

After the timeout, the alarm continues to sound until PTT is released. The TX time out timer is reset once the PTT key is released.

Note: If the current channel is receive-only, an alert tone sounds when PTT is pressed, in-dicating such a transmission is not permitted.

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Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction In the US, channels 13 and 67 are restricted to transmit at low power. However, you can temporarily override this low power restriction. When you press PTT, a new soft key appears in the middle position, labelled OVRIDE.

To override the LO power restriction on channels 13 or 67 and transmit at high power:

1. Press and hold PTT. The OVRIDE soft key appears.2. Press and release OVRIDE. The TX power is set to HI power for as long as you

hold down PTT. When you release PTT, power returns to LO.

3.12 Menu Mode OperationPress and release the MENU/DSC key while in standby mode to enter Menu Mode.

Menu mode is fully described in Chapter 4.

3.13 DSC Call OperationPress and hold the MENU/DSC key for greater than 3 seconds while in standby operation mode to enter DSC Call Mode.

DSC Call mode is fully described in Chapter 5.

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Chapter 4: Menu Settings

4.1 Menu Function Most of the radio’s functions reside in the Main Menu, which is accessed through the MENU/DSC key. A diagram of the menu structure can be found in Appendix C.

Making Menu and Programming SelectionsThere are three ways to make menu and character selections in your radio:1. Most examples in this chapter describe making selections using the CH/OK

knob and soft keys on the transceiver. 2. However, you can also press the microphone up/down keys to make your

selections and then press the microphone HI/LO key to accept.

3. Alternatively, if you have an optional Raymic, you can use its CH up/down keys to select and OK key to accept.

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To make Menu selections:1. Press and release the MENU/DSC key to enter Menu mode. The list of avail-

able menu groups appears.

2. Use the up/down arrow soft keys, CH/OK knob on the transceiver, or CH up/down key on the microphone (or Raymic) to scroll through the list until the desired menu is highlighted.

3. Press SELECT, the CH/OK knob on the transceiver, HILO key on the micro-phone, or OK key on Raymic to accept. The sub-menu headings are displayed.

4. Use the up/down arrow soft keys, CH/OK knob on the transceiver, or the CH up/down key on the microphone (or Raymic) to point to the desired sub-menu.

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5. Press SELECT, the CH/OK knob on the transceiver, HI/LO key on the micro-phone, or OK key on the Raymic to accept. The options under that sub-menu are displayed.

6. Use the up/down arrow soft keys, the CH/OK knob on the transceiver, or CH up/down key on the microphone (or Raymic) to highlight the desired option.

7. Press SELECT, the CH/OK knob on the transceiver, HI/LO key on the micro-phone, or OK key on Raymic to accept. The setting is changed. Continue in the same manner to make any other setting changes.

To return to the previous menu level, select the [BACK] menu option or press the CLEAR/WX key.

To exit the Menu mode, press the CLEAR/WX key again or else press the 16/9 key to switch to the priority channel in standby mode.

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4.2 VHF OperationsThis menu group controls basic radio functions. You access VHF Operations via the MENU key.

Scan ModeThis function automatically searches through all channels in the set for any that are broadcasting. If a transmission is received, the scan stops on the receiving channel as long as it is present. If the signal is lost for five seconds, the radio resumes scanning.

If you wish to temporarily remove a received channel from the scan so that the scan no longer stops on this channel, press the XCLUDE soft key. The selected channel is only excluded for the time you are currently in scan mode.

You can directly access the Scan Mode menu by pressing and releasing the SCAN/SAVE key on the microphone. When a Scan Mode is active, you can terminate the scan and return the radio to standby mode by pressing and releasing the key again.

While scanning, press the microphone or Raymic CH up/down keys or else rotate the CH knob on the transceiver to change the scan direction. UP (key)/clockwise (CH knob) increases the channel while DOWN (key) /counter-clockwise (CH knob) decreases it.

Your Ray218/Ray55 is equipped with four types of scan options: All Scan, Saved (Memory) Scan, Priority All Scan and Priority Saved Scan. The following illustration demonstrates how to initiate All Scan but the procedure is the same for all scan mode options.

Note: Whenever Weather Alert is activated, the WX Alert channel is also monitored dur-ing the Scan Modes. If the WX Alert tone is detected, the scan is halted to receive the Weather Alert broadcast.

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To terminate the SCAN mode and return to standby mode, press:

• END soft key• SCAN/SAVE key on the microphone• CLEAR/WX key on the transceiver• CLEAR/WX key on the optional Raymic

All ScanIn All Scan mode, all channels in the channel set are scanned in sequence. After the last channel number has been scanned, the cycle repeats.

When active, SCAN ALL appears on the display.

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Priority All ScanPriority All Scan searches for activity on all channels but alternates scanning the Priority Channel 16 after each channel.

When active, SCAN ALL + 16 appears on the display.

Saved (Memory) ScanIn Saved Scan mode, only the channels that have been saved in memory are scanned in sequence. After the last saved channel number has been scanned, the cycle repeats.

When active, SCAN SAVED appears on the display. If no channels have been saved into memory when you select this feature, an error tone sounds.

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Priority Saved ScanPriority Saved Scan is much like Priority Scan except that the radio alternates searching for activity on the Priority Channel 16 and the channels stored in memory.

When active, SCAN SAVD + 16 appears on the display.

Note: If no channels have been saved into memory when you select this feature, an error tone sounds.

Display ModeThe Ray218/Ray55 has two methods for displaying the channel number: 1 UP and 2 UP. 1 UP mode is the normal mode; the channel is displayed on the left side of the display and text information on the right.

In 2 UP mode, you are presented with two channels: the currently-active channel on the left and the standby channel on the right. Pressing the double arrow soft key determines which of the two displayed channels is the active one. While in 2 UP mode, pressing the channel up/down keys CHANGES THE STANDBY CHANNEL, NOT THE ACTIVE ONE.

The radio exits 2 UP mode when you enter the menu or DSC call screens.

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Setting the Power Output (HI/LO) The choice of power output is dependent upon the distance of transmission and transmitting conditions. As a part of FCC procedures and marine communications courtesy, make initial contact using low power. Switch to high power only when contact can not be made on low power or in emergency situations.

If conditions require that you change transmission power for the currently-selected channel, select the HI/LO POWER menu option under VHF OPS. Press the HI/LO soft key to toggle the TX power from LOW (1 watt) to HIGH (25 watts). The corresponding LO or HI indicator appears.

You can also press the HI/LO–LOC/DIS key on the microphone to toggle TX power.

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Some channels are limited by regulation to be low power only. If the HILO operation request is denied, an error tone beeps.

Channels restricted to low transmit power are as follows:• Canadian channel set: 13, 15, 17, 77• International channel set: 15, 17, 75, 76• US channel set: 13, 17, 67, 77

Overriding the Low Output Power Restriction In the US, channels 13 and 67 are restricted to transmit at low power. However, you can temporarily override this low power restriction. When you press PTT, a new soft key appears in the middle position, labelled OVRIDE.

To override the LO power restriction on channels 13 or 67 and transmit at high power:

1. Press and hold PTT. The OVRIDE soft key appears.2. Press and release OVRIDE. The TX power is set to HI power for as long as you

hold down PTT. When you release PTT, power returns to LO.

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Saving Channels to MemoryThe Ray218/Ray55 can store any channel (except WX channels) into memory. The stored channels are the ones scanned in the Saved (Memory) Scan mode (see page 46). Any number of channels can be saved as memory channels.

Separate memory channel groups exist for USA, International, and Canadian frequency sets.

To add or remove a channel to/from memory:

1. Select SAVE CHANNEL from the VHF OPS menu.2. Rotate the CH/OK knob to select the channel to be added/removed from

memory.3. To add the selected channel from memory, press SAVE. The SAVED icon

appears to indicate the current channel has been saved in memory. To remove the channel from memory, press CLEAR. The SAVED icon disap-pears.

You can also add the current channel to memory by pressing and holding the SCAN/SAVE key on the microphone. If the channel is already saved, pressing and holding the key removes the channel from memory.

68PLEASURESELECT

USA A

VHF OPS


68PLEASUREBACK

USA A

SAVE CHANNEL

SELECT CHPRESS SAVEOR CLEARWATCH MODE

SAVECLEAR

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BACK

USA

SAVE CHANNEL


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BA

BACK

USA

SAVE CHANNEL


SAVECLEAR

Select Channel


Using the Watch ModesThe Watch Modes monitor the programmed Priority Channel and other user-selected channel(s). The watch is halted when activity is detected on a monitored channel. The Ray218/Ray55 is equipped with 2 types of monitor operations: Dual Watch and Tri Watch.

Note: Whenever Weather Alert is activated, the WX Alert channel is also monitored dur-ing Dual Watch and Tri Watch.

Dual Watch

Dual Watch monitors the current working channel and Channel 16 in cycle.

DUAL 16 appears on the top line of the display.

Dual Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left; the sample working channel is channel 72.

Tri WatchTri Watch monitors in cycle channel 16, the current working channel and the channel you have set as the Secondary Priority Channel.

TRI 16+09 appears on the top line of the display.

Tri Watch is demonstrated in the figure to the left; the sample working channel is channel 72.

Press the END soft key to terminate Watch mode and return to the previous working channel.

Press and release the 16/9 key to terminate Watch mode and switch to the Priority Channel.

Press and release the CLEAR/WX key to terminate Watch mode and return to the last-used channel.

Note: During Tri Watch Mode, the WX and CH keys are inactive and an error beep sounds if pressed.

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Frequency Band The Ray218/Ray55 can transmit and receive all USA, International and Canadian frequencies. This setting determines which channel set is being used. The appropriate indicator is illuminated in the LCD: USA, INT for International, or CAN for Canadian channel sets.

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VHF OPS


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WATCH MODE

SELECT

DUAL WATCHTRI WATCH[BACK]WATCH MODE

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B

USA

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END SAVECLEAR

DUAL 16

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WATCH MODE

SELECT


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USA

WATCH MODE

SELECT


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USA

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END SAVECLEAR

TRI 16+09

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VHF OPS

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USA

FREQ BAND

SELECT

USAINTERNATNLCANADA[BACK]

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DISPLAY MODEHI/LO POWERSAVE CHANNELWATCH MODEFREQ BAND


Channel NameBy default, the Ray218/Ray55 scrolls a descriptive name of up to 16 characters in the line directly below the channel number and then stops to display a fixed length of up to 9 characters. This option modifies the name for the currently-selected channel from its default.

To change the Channel Name from the default:1. From the VHF OPS menu, select CHANNEL NAME.2. Press EDIT. The name for the currently-selected channel appears.3. Use the CH/OK knob to modify the NAME field using the same technique

described in “Adding a new Entry“ on page 77.4. Press DONE when completed.

To completely remove the Channel Name, press CLEAR in step 2 above. If the name is deleted, the space below the channel number is blank for that channel.

72SHIP/SHIP

BB

VHF OPS

SELECT

USA

72SHIP/SHIP

BB

CHANNEL NAME

BACK

SELECT CH

PRESSEDIT ORCLEAR

USA

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BB

BACK

USA

Select Characters Press OK

EDIT CLEAR

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BB

EDIT NAME

CHANNEL NAMEPLEASUREU

SA

EDIT NAME

CHANNEL NAMEFISHING

BACK

DONE

26 06.0098N080 04.8589W AM10:33LOC

72FISHING

BB

USA

CH06 CH67CH17

HI/LO POWERSAVE CHANNELWATCH MODEFREQ BANDCHANNEL NAME


Favorite ChannelWhen in standby mode, the Ray218/Ray55 displays a channel number in each of the three soft key locations. By pressing the corresponding soft key, the radio instantly switches to that channel number. You can select from three separate Favorite Channel groups for a total of 9 channel options for each frequency set. You select which channel group is displayed and edit what channel numbers are assigned.

Default channels are as follows:

• FAV1: CH67 CH68 CH72 • FAV2: CH71 CH73 CH77 • FAV3: CH06 CH08 CH09

To SELECT which bank of Favorite Channels is displayed:

1. From the VHF OPS menu, select FAVORITE CH.2. Highlight the Favorite Channel Bank you wish to be displayed.3. Press the SELECT soft key. Two options appear: SELECT and EDIT.4. Choose the SELECT option.5. Press OK to confirm. Selected favorite channels appear in the soft key bank.

71PLEASURE

BA

SELECT

USA

VHF OPS

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

SELECT

FAV-BANK1FAV-BANK2FAV-BANK3[BACK]

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

SELECT


71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

SELECT


71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAV BANK-368 69 71

SELECTEDIT[BACK]

SELECT

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

BACK

FAV BANK-3IS SELECTED

PRESS [OK]TO ACCEPT

OK

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SAVE CHANNELWATCH MODEFREQ BANDCHANNEL NAMEFAVORITE CH


To EDIT Favorite Channels contained within a bank:

1. Repeat steps 1–3 above for the SELECT process and highlight the bank you wish to edit.

2. Select the EDIT option.3. Use the up/down arrows to highlight which soft key label you wish to edit:

LEFT, CENTER or RIGHT.4. Rotate the CH/OK knob to change the channel to the desired value.5. Push in the CH/OK knob to confirm. The new channel selection appears in the

edited soft key position for that bank.

Shortcut

You can quickly access the Favorite Channel menu item by pressing and holding any of the three channel soft keys in standby mode.

EDIT

72SHIP/SHIP

BA

USA

EDIT FAV-368 69 78A

BACK

72SHIP/SHIP

BA

USA A

CH68 CH78ACH69

72SHIP/SHIP

BA

USA

FAV BANK-368 69 71

SELECT

SELECTEDIT[BACK]

D9186-1

Select Channel

72SHIP/SHIP

BA

USA

EDIT FAV-368 69 71

BACK

Press OK

72SHIP/SHIP

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

SELECT


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LEFT: 68CENTER: 69RIGHT: 71PRESS [OK]TO ACCEPT

LEFT: 68CENTER: 69RIGHT: 78APRESS [OK]TO ACCEPT

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

FAVORITE CH

SELECT


71PLEASURE

BA

USA A

CH68 CH71CH69 D918

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PRESS and HOLDany soft key 3 secs

27 07.3838N080 04.8499W AM10:33LOC


SensitivityUse this setting to switch the transmit power from high to low. Press the L/D soft key to toggle between full receiver sensitivity (Distant mode) and attenuated receiver sensitivity (Local mode). The LOCAL icon appears while in Local mode and then is removed in Distant mode.

4.3 Hailer/Fog Horn/IntercomHailer and Fog operations are available on the Ray218, but not on the Ray55. You must purchase and install an optional hailer horn for these features to operate. Intercom operations are available on both the Ray218 and Ray55.

Note: This menu item provides access to auxiliary functions. While these operations are active, you cannot send or receive radio calls. The exception is in AUTO FOG mode, be-tween soundings.

Hailer (Ray218 only)The Hailer operation enables the unit to use a Hailer Horn as a loudspeaker. Press and hold PTT to place the unit in Hailer mode. Anything spoken into the handset is amplified and broadcast from the Hailer Horn (but not transmitted over the radio). To adjust the Hailer Horn broadcast volume, use the up/down arrow soft keys while pressing and holding PTT.

71PLEASURE

BA

SELECT

USA

VHF OPS

WATCH MODEFREQ BANDCHANNEL NAMEFAVORITE CHSENSITIVITY

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

SENSITIVITY

BACK

SETLOCALORDISTANT

71PLEASURE

BA

USA

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8-1

L/D BACK L/D

SENSITIVITY

SETLOCALORDISTANT

78PLEASURE

USA

HAIL/FOG/IC

SELECT

HAILERFOGINTERCOM[BACK]A

78PLEASURE

USA

HAILER

END

TALKINGVOL: 10

HORN VOLUMEA

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PTT78PLEASURE

USA

HAILER

LISTENING

PRESS PTTTO TALK

END

A


Release PTT to switch to Listen mode. The Hailer Horn then acts as a directional microphone. Sounds picked up by the Hailer Horn are heard on the radio speaker. To adjust the Hailer Horn broadcast volume, use the up/down arrow soft keys.

Fog Horn (Ray218 only)This operation enables the radio to emit various fog horn tones over a hailer horn speaker. Select one of the following modes, and then press SELECT to enable the selection:

MANUAL FOGPressing the PTT switch sounds a continuous 400 Hz tone for as long as you hold the PTT.

AUTO FOGSounds a predetermined pattern. Press END soft key or any hard key (CLEAR/WX, HAILER/INTCM, etc.) to quit.

Note: Between AUTO Fog Horn soundings, you can make and receive calls.

Select one of the following modes, and then press SELECT to enable the selection:

• PWR MAKE WY—Power vessel underway• NOT MAKE WY—Power vessel not underway• SAIL/FISHNG—Sailing vessel or any vessel fishing but not trolling• RSTRICT/TOW—Restricted in ability to maneuver or towing another vessel• UNDER TOW—This vessel being towed• PILOT—This vessel is a pilot vessel• AT ANCHOR—Vessel is at anchor• AGROUND—Vessel is aground

Volume is controlled by the up/down soft keys.


IntercomWhen a Raymic secondary handset is installed, Intercom operation enables voice communications between the Raymic and the transceiver. You can initiate the call from either the transceiver or second station. The following illustrates what is displayed when the Ray218transceiver initiates the call.

To initiate an Intercom call:

1. Select INTERCOM from the sending station (transceiver or Raymic):Ray55: Select INTERCOM directly from the main menu.—or—Ray218: Select INTERCOM from the IC/HAIL/FOG menu.—or—Ray218: Press and hold the HAILER / INTCM key.—or—Raymic: Press and hold the OK / INTCM key.The receiving station sounds an alert tone and displays a message that an intercom call is incoming.

2. On the receiving station, press PTT to accept the call and respond. While PTT is depressed, that station displays TALKING and the other station displays LISTENING. When neither station is pressing PTT, both LCD’s display PRESS PTT TO TALK.

3. On the sending station, when the LCD no longer reads TALKING, press PTT to talk.

4. To terminate the call, press END from either station.

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78PLEASURE

B

USA

HAIL/FOG/IC

SELECT

A78

PLEASUREB

USA

INTERCOM

CALLINGRAYMIC

CANCEL

A78

PLEASUREB

USA

INTERCOM

INCOMINGFROMBASEPRESS PTTTO ACCEPT

CANCEL

A

on Transceiver on Raymic

A A A

HAILERFOGINTERCOM[BACK]


4.4 GPS/Time SetupBy default, the Ray218/Ray55 auto-detects NMEA 0183 strings and decodes appropriate latitude/longitude position and time or COG/SOG. When position data is available, the GPS satellite icon appears on the top line of the LCD. If the GPS navigation receiver is not connected or is not functional, a manual latitude/longitude position and UTC time can be entered and used in the DSC distress transmitted message.

Manual PositionIf no GPS data is available and the MMSI number has been programmed, the GPS icon blinks and POS DATA REQ is displayed on the dot matrix display, followed by NO POS DATA. An alarm sounds for 5 seconds or until you acknowledge by pressing any key.

The alert repeats every four hours as long as no position information has been entered manually. If position data is entered manually but has not been updated during the previous 23.5 hours, all the position (lat/lon) fields are set to all 9’s, time field is set to all 8’s, and the display reverts to NO POS DATA.

Note: The Manual Lat/Lon function is valid only when your radio is not connected to a GPS receiver.

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B

USA

INTERCOM

END

LISTENING

A78

PLEASUREB

USA

INTERCOM

END

TALKING

A


78PLEASURE

B

USA

INTERCOM

END

TALKING

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USA

INTERCOM

END

LISTENING

A


A A

AA


To manually set the GPS position and time settings:

1. Under the GPS SETUP menu, select MANUAL POS. The Manual Position screen appears.

2. Using the CH/OK knob, fill in the Lat/Lon and time information, one character at a time. The first character space is highlighted with a flashing underline. A more-detailed description of manual character entry can be found in “Add-ing a new Entry“ on page 77.• Rotate the CH/OK knob to scroll through the selections.• When the desired character appears, push in the CH/OK knob to accept it.

The next character to be filled in sequence is underlined (_).• Use the < and > soft keys to edit selected characters, if necessary.• Continue this process until all latitude data been selected. • When the direction character is underlined, rotate the CH/OK knob to

toggle between N and S, if necessary.• Press the CH/OK knob when the desired direction character is displayed.

The first character in the longitude field is now underlined.• Use the same process to complete longitude information.• Use the same process to complete time information.

When time data is entered manually, the MAN indicator appears in front of the time, which is displayed in UTC.

3. Press DONE soft key when complete. The radio returns to the GPS Setup menu. 4. Select BACK to exit the menu.

B72

SHIP/SHIPB

GPS SETUP

SELECT

MANUAL POSSETTINGNMEA OUTPUT[BACK]

USA B

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B

MANUAL POS

BACK

USA

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SHIP/SHIPB

MANUAL POS

BACK

USA

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DONE

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BA

USA A

27 07.3800N080 04.8500W MAN21:30UTC

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GPS SETUP

SELECT


USA


SettingsYou can also set how some time and position information is displayed on the screen. Make your selection from the options on the list.

Latitude/Longitude DisplayThe LAT/LON DISP setting indicates whether Latitude and Longitude position data are displayed on the screen in standby mode.

Time DisplayThe TIME DISPLAY setting indicates whether time information is displayed on the screen in standby mode. When manual time is used, it is always displayed as UTC time, even if you have entered an offset.

Note: If TIME DISPLAY is set ON, COG/SOG is automatically set to OFF. Because they oc-cupy the same line on the LCD, only one of these two settings can be displayed at a time.

Time OffsetThe TIME OFFSET setting indicates the amount of time to add or subtract from UTC time to equal your local time. Rotate the CH/OK knob to select a value from between +13 to –13 hours of UTC and then press ACCEPT to confirm. After setting up Time Offset, “LOC” is displayed to the right of the Time field to indicate local time.

Note: The Time Offset setting is valid only when GPS data is available. When manual time is used, it is always displayed as UTC time, even though you have entered an offset.

Time FormatThe TIME FORMAT setting indicates whether the time is displayed in 12 hour or 24 hour format.

69PLEASURE

BA

SELECT SELECT

USA

GPS SETUP


69PLEASURE

BA

USA

SETTING

LAT/LON DISPTIME DISPLAYTIME OFFSETTIME FORMATCOG/SOG

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SELECT

69PLEASURE

BA

USA

SETTING

LAT/LON DISPTIME DISPLAYTIME OFFSETTIME FORMATCOG/SOG


COG/SOG DisplayThis setting determines whether Course Over Ground and Speed Over Ground (COG/SOG) data from the GPS is displayed on the bottom line of the dot matrix display instead of the time of day. The menu setting “Bearing Mode“ on page 65 determines whether the True or Magnetic heading is displayed for COG. The setting “Speed Unit“ on page 66 determines whether knots, MPH or KPH is used for SOG.

Note: If COG/SOG is set ON, TIME DISPLAY is automatically set to OFF. Because they oc-cupy the same line on the LCD, only one of these two settings can be displayed at a time.

NMEA OutputWhen Distress Call and Position (lat/lon) information is received from other stations, your Ray218/Ray55 has the capability of forwarding this data to your display unit (C Series, E Series, etc.) over the NMEA port so that it can be displayed on the screen. You can specify which stations will have their position data and Distress Call information sent to the display unit.

SEL OUTPUTUse this option to select the stations for which you want incoming position data and Distress Call information to be displayed.

1. From the GPS SETUP menu, select NMEA OUTPUT.2. From the NMEA OUTPUT menu, select SEL OUTPUT. 3. Select which vessel’s position data will be forwarded to the display:

• ALL STATION. Forward all received position data to the display.• LIST STATION. Send position data from stations that you have selected

from a list. If you choose this option, specify the permitted vessels using the SEL STATION option described below.

• NONE. Do not forward position data from any station.

69TW 16+09+W01

12 34.5678N123 45.6789W356 T 12.6KS

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USA

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SEL STATIONIf you enabled LIST STATION in the SEL OUTPUT menu, this option presents a list from which you can select the stations whose data will be forwarded.

1. As outlined above in step 3, ensure you have selected LIST STATION from the SEL OUTPUT menu.

2. From the NMEA OUTPUT menu, select SEL STATION. The list of stations in your Phone book is displayed.

3. Using the up/down arrow soft keys, highlight the first station whose data you want to have forwarded to the display unit.

4. Press SELECT. An arrow appears to the left of the station name, indicating that it has been selected.

5. Continue until all stations for which you want to allow data to be forwarded have been selected (have an arrow next to the station name).

6. Select [BACK] to exit.

68PLEASURE

BA

SELECT SELECT SELECT

USA

GPS SETUP


68PLEASURE

BA

USA

NMEA OUTPUT

SEL OUTPUTSEL STATION[BACK] 68

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USA

SEL OUTPUT

ALL STATIONLIST STATIONNONE[BACK]

SELECT

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BA

USA

SEL STATION

$AQUAHOLIC $DESTINY $GOOD RX $PURA VIDA [BACK]

SELECT

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BA

USA

NMEA OUTPUT

SEL OUTPUTSEL STATION[BACK]

SELECT

68PLEASURE

BA

USA

SEL STATION

$AQUAHOLIC$DESTINY

$GOOD RX $PURA VIDA [BACK]

SEL OUTPUT

SEL STATION


4.5 System Configuration Use these menu items for selecting general system-wide settings.

Backlight AdjustmentThis setting adjusts the backlight brightness for the LCD, microphone keypad and transceiver keypad. Choose from 10 brightness settings or OFF.

Rotate the CH/OK knob or use the up/down arrow soft keys to select the desired backlight level. The number of blocks illuminated in the bar indicates the level, one through ten. For HI all 10 are illuminated; for OFF none are illuminated.

Press SELECT or push the CH/OK knob to accept.

Separate backlight settings are maintained for the transceiver and the Raymic handset. When the backlight level is being adjusted in the transceiver, a message appears on the Raymic indicating that the base is busy. A similar message appears on the base LCD when adjusting the backlight on the Raymic.

Contrast AdjustmentThis setting adjusts the levels of LCD contrast. Choose from 10 settings.

Rotate the CH/OK knob to select the desired contrast level. The number of blocks illuminated in the bar indicate the level. A larger number of blocks indicate a darker LCD. For HI, all 10 blocks are illuminated; for LO none are illuminated.

78PLEASURE

B

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT

BACKLIGHTCONTRASTKEY BEEPSIGNAL BARBEARING MODE

A78

BACKLIGHT

OFF HI

PLEASUREA

USA

SELECT

78BACKLIGHT

OFF HI

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USA

SELECT D919

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SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT


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CONTRAST

LO HI

CALLINGA

USA

09CONTRAST

LO HI

CALLINGA

USA

SELECT D919

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Key BeepThis setting is used to set the volume of the beep that sounds when a key is pressed. Select LOUD, QUIET or OFF.

Signal BarUse this setting to determine whether the signal strength bar is displayed to the left of the channel number. Select from ON or OFF.

Bearing ModeThis setting is used to determine how heading data are displayed when COG/SOG is displayed (see page 62). Select MAGNETIC or TRUE. If you select MAGNETIC, an “M” appears. If TRUE is selected, a “T” appears.

68PLEASURE

B

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT


A68

KEY BEEP

LOUDQUIETOFF[BACK]

PLEASUREA

USA

SELECT

68KEY BEEP

LOUDQUIETOFF[BACK]

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USA

SELECT D919

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PLEASUREA

USA

SELECT

SIGNAL BAR

ONOFF[BACK] 71

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USA

CH71

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USA

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09CALLING

A

USA

SELECT

BEARING MODE

TRUEMAGNETIC[BACK]09

CALLINGB

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT


A


Speed UnitThis parameter sets the unit for Speed that is used to display all data, including information received from other instruments on the system. The speed unit appears on the LCD when COG/SOG is displayed (see page 62).

System TestThis menu item displays status of four separate conditions:

Item Status Meaning

GPS OK Valid NMEA signal received

NO NMEA signal not received

RAYMIC OK Raymic second station is connected

NO Raymic is not connected

HAILER OK Hailer horn speaker is connected

NO Hailer is not connected

BATTERY OK Battery voltage within nominal limits (10.5–15.8 VDC)

NO Battery is below 10.5 VDC or above 15.8VDC

DSC OK DSC processor is operating properly.

NO DSC processor is not operating properly.

69PLEASURE

A

USA

SELECT

SPEED UNIT

KNOTSMPHKPH[BACK]

69PLEASURE

B

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT

A

SPEED UNITSYSTEM TESTVERSIONRESET[BACK]

69PLEASURE

A

USA

SELECT

SPEED UNIT

KNOTSMPHKPH[BACK]

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6-1


Version NumberThis menu item displays the hardware and software versions of your radio.

ResetUse this menu item to return your radio to the default factory settings. The following items are reset. All other settings are unaffected.

VHF OPS• DISPLAY MODE

Set to 1 UP CHANNEL.• HI/LO POWER

Set to HI.• SAVE CHANNEL

The Saved Channel list is cleared.• CHANNEL NAME

The Long Channel Name list is displayed.• SENSITIVITY

Set to DISTANT.

GPS SETUP • SETTING

LAT/LON DISP is set ON.TIME DISPLAY is set ON.TIME OFFSET is set to 0.TIME FORMAT is set to 24 HR.COG/SOG is set OFF.

• NMEA OUTPUTSEL OUTPUT is set to ALL STATION.

71PLEASURE

B

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT

A


D919

6-1

71PLEASURE

A

USA

SELECT

SYSTEM TEST

GPS:RAYMIC:HAILER:BATTERY:

OKNONOOK

DSC: OK


SYSTEM CONFIG• KEY BEEP

Set to QUIET.• SIGNAL BAR

Set to ON.• BEARING MODE

Set to TRUE.• SPEED UNIT

Set to KNOTS.

DSC MENU• RECV’D CALLS

All logs are cleared.• DSC SETUP

AUTO CH CHANGE is set ON.

71PLEASURE

B

USA

SYSTM CONFIG

SELECT

A


D920

7-1

71PLEASURE

A

USA

BACK

RESET

SYSTEMRESET

PRESS RESET TO ACCEPT

RESET

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Chapter 5: Digital Selective Calling (DSC)The Ray218/Ray55 includes equipment for Class “D” Digital Selective Calling (DSC). DSC protocol is a globally applied system used to send and receive digital calls. DSC uses a unique Maritime Mobile Service Identity (MMSI) number to direct DSC calls directly to your radio, much like a telephone number.

Note: An MMSI number is required to operate the DSC equipment in this radio. You can obtain an MMSI from BoatUS (www.boatus.com). Once obtained, you can program the MMSI number yourself one time only using the operation described in “My MMSI ID“ on page 94. Otherwise, your Raymarine dealer can program or change the number for you.

The Ray218/Ray55 includes a separate dedicated receiver just for DSC communications on channel 70. When a DSC call is received, the radio automatically responds based on the type of call. When receiving a DSC call from another vessel or a coast station, an alert sounds and DSC data appears in the LCD–such as time of a call, the caller and the type and priority of a call.

5.1 DSC Call MenuYou access DSC functions via the DSC menu. Press and hold the MENU/DSC key for 3 seconds to enter DSC call mode.

Note: Distress calls are made using the DISTRESS key.

The Ray218/Ray55 can make the following type of DSC calls:

DSC Call Type Description

DISTRESS Sends out your MMSI number and nature of your Distress along with the position and time information from the input NMEA data. This dig-ital information lets other ships and shore stations equipped with appropriate DSC equipment know where you are and that you are in a Distress situation. Distress Calls are made using the DISTRESS key.

INDIVIDUAL Makes a ROUTINE DSC call to a specific station identified by its MMSI number.

09CALLING

BB

DSC MENU

SELECT

INDIVIDUALGROUPALL SHIPSPOS REQUESTRECV’D CALLS

USA

D920

8-1


1015

20253035

404550

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Making DSC Menu and Programming SelectionsThere are three ways to make DSC menu and character selections in your radio:1. Most examples in this chapter describe making selections using the CH/OK

knob and soft keys on the transceiver. 2. However, you can also press the microphone up/down keys to make your

selections and then press the microphone HI/LO key to accept.

3. Alternatively, if you have an optional Raymic, you can use its CH up/down keys to select and OK key to accept.

GROUP Sends transmissions that are only received by radios sharing a com-mon Group MMSI number. Up to 5 Group MMSI numbers can be stored and called.

ALL SHIPS Sends out a message to all stations within range that you have impor-tant information but the situation is not serious enough for a Distress Call. There are two types of All Ships Calls: SAFETY for advisory alerts and URGENCY for assistance when life is not in immediate danger.

POSITION REQUEST

This option enables you to request GPS position information from any vessel for which an MMSI number is known. You can specify the target vessel either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manu-ally entering its MMSI number. You can also be requested to send out your position to someone else.

RECEIVED CALLS

Three separate logs listing all received DSC Call types by number and time of call. Entries are separated into the following: Distress Log, Call Log for all other types of DSC Calls, and Position Log.NOTE: You can place a call directly from a log to the station that is cur-rently displayed. You can also add the displayed station to the DSC Phonebook.

DSC Call Type Description

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5.2 Distress CallsFor a Distress Call transmission, the Ray218/Ray55 takes the position and time information from the input NMEA data along with your MMSI and converts it into a digital “packet”. When transmitted, this digital information lets other ships and shore stations equipped with appropriate DSC equipment know where you are and that you are in a Distress situation.

Your call can specify the nature of the Distress (designated call) or not (undesignated call).

Sending a Distress CallLift the spring-loaded door on the front panel of the transceiver.

Undesignated (Quick) Distress CallTo send a distress call without specifying its nature:

• Press and hold the red DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call. During this time, the radio beeps, the display flashes and a timer counts down 03...02...01.

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1. Press the red DISTRESS key.2. Release the DISTRESS key.

The Distress Call screen appears.3. Rotate the CH/OK knob or press the up/down arrow soft keys until the type of

Distress you wish to designate is highlighted:

4. Press SELECT to choose that type of Distress.5. Press and hold the DISTRESS key for 3 seconds to initiate the call. During this

time, the radio beeps, the display flashes and a timer counts down 03...02...01... , just as with the undesignated call illustrated above.

• UNDESIGNATED • SINKING

• FIRE • ADRIFT

• FLOODING • ABANDONING

• COLLISION • PIRACY

• GROUNDING • MANOVERBOARD

• CAPSIZING • EXIT

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TransmittingAfter the Distress transmission, the radio is automatically set to channel 16 at high power to listen for and respond to voice replies from Coast Guard or other vessels that may have received your Distress Call.

To mute the alarm:

Press CLEAR/WX.

To manually cancel the automatic Distress resend:

Press CLEAR/WX a second time.

The Distress Call is resent randomly every 3.5 – 4.5 minutes until an acknowledgement is received or the call is manually cancelled.

Receiving AcknowledgementAfter the call is sent, the radio waits for acknowledgement. The display stops flashing and the alarm sounds continuously until muted or an ACK is received.

Cancelling a Distress Call Made in ErrorIf the countdown has not been completed, release the DISTRESS key before the countdown has completed.

If the countdown has completed and the distress call has been sent in error, you should make an announcement as soon as possible that the distress situation does not exist.

1. Immediately press CLEAR/WX two times to cancel the Distress Call. The radio returns to the state before the Distress Call.

2. Press the 16/9 key. The radio switches to the Priority Channel.3. Make a broadcast to all stations giving your ship’s name, call sign and MMSI

number and cancel the false distress alert. For example:

“All Stations, All Stations, All Stations. This is NAME, CALL SIGN, MMSI ID, POSITION. Cancel my distress alert of DATE, TIME, NAME, CALL SIGN.”

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Receiving a Distress CallThe Ray218/Ray55 receives distress messages sent by another vessel and/or acknowledgments (ACK) sent by a coast station to another vessel in distress. The radio also receives distress relays.

Note: Class “D” DSC radios such as the Ray218/Ray55 are forbidden by law from auto-matically acknowledging or relaying DSC distress calls. Upon receiving a distress call, you may hail the vessel in distress on channel 16 and standby to lend assistance if requested.

When a Distress Call is received, the Ray218/Ray55 automatically tunes to channel 16 and sounds the Distress Alarm Tone. (If you have disabled automatic channel changing, as described on page 96, you are first prompted whether to accept the call.)

Two alternating screens appear in the display. When position data and time is included within the signal, it is displayed on the first screen in the text area of the LCD. The second screen shows the nature of the distress and time it was sent.

The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Distress Log. The envelope icon ( ) blinks until you accept the call, reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the Log. See page “Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 92.

Your radio has the capability of forwarding position data from a Distress Call to your display unit (C Series, E Series, etc.) over the NMEA port so that it can be displayed on the screen. You can specify which stations will have their position data information sent to the display unit using the option NMEA Output, which is described on page 62.

To mute the alert tone:

Press CLEAR/WX.

To ignore the Distress Call:

Press CLEAR/WX a second time or press the CANCEL soft key. The envelope icon disappears, the call is interrupted and the normal screen appears on the LCD.

To accept a Distress Call when Auto Channel Change is OFF

1. Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-lope icon disappears and the radio switches to channel 16.

2. Press OK again to confirm the channel change. The radio returns to standby mode. Press PTT to communicate on channel 16.

To accept a Distress Call when Auto Channel Change is ON

Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the envelope icon disappears and the radio automatically switches to channel 16. Press PTT to communicate.


Note: The AUTO CH CHG option determines whether you want your radio automatically switched to channel 16 to receive the call or instead to be prompted to manually receive or decline the channel change. See page 96.

Receiving a Distress Relay Sent by Another StationWhen a Distress Relay is received, an alarm sounds, the envelope icon blinks and the LCD displays two alternating screens. The first page displays the Name/MMSI ID of the station sending the message. Page 2 displays the Name/MMSI ID of the vessel in distress and its lat/lon position. Your radio does not re-send a distress relay message.

5.3 DSC PhonebookThe Phonebook stores up to 50 preprogrammed MMSI numbers that you can select for making an Individual Call. The numbers are stored by name and contain the station’s MMSI number. You can add, edit and delete entries from the Phonebook, much as you would on a cellular telephone. Rotate the CH/OK knob to make an item appear on the dot matrix display and then press in CH/OK to select that item.

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Adding a new Entry1. Select PHONEBOOK from the DSC menu. The list of Phonebook entries

appears. Highlight <NEW>. If no entries have yet been entered, this is your only choice.Press SELECT. You are prompted to enter the MMSI number for the new entry. The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing under-line.

2. Rotate the CH/OK knob. The flashing underline is replaced with a numeric character. Continue rotating the knob to scroll through the selections.

3. When the appropriate number appears, press the CH/OK knob to accept. The next character to be filled in sequence is then underlined.

4. Continue this process until all MMSI digits have been entered. Use the < and > soft keys to edit selected characters, if necessary.

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5. When you press the CH/OK knob to accept the final MSSI ID digit, the cursor moves on to the NAME field. The first character in this line is a symbol assigned by the radio, based on the MMSI number you entered.Coast Stations are identified by “00” at the beginning of the station name. If you enter 00 as the leading digits of the MMSI ID, the radio recognizes this as a coast station and automatically enters a tower symbol (&). If you enter a number other than 0 in the initial position of the MMSI ID, an anchor symbol ($) is entered as a prefix to the name, identifying this as a Ship Station.The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing under-line. Using the same procedure as above, rotate the CH/OK knob to select the NAME characters. All alpha and numeric characters are available, as well as 13 symbols: ! # % ’ ( ) : ? / . , + -Press the CH/OK knob to accept. Continue this process until all NAME char-acters have been entered.

6. When complete, press the DONE soft key to accept. The new entry appears in the list.

Editing an Existing Entry1. From the Phonebook, rotate the CH/OK knob or press the [ and ] soft keys

until the entry you wish to edit is highlighted.2. Press SELECT. The list of options appear.3. Highlight EDIT and press SELECT.4. Make your changes to the NAME and MMSI ID, using the CH/OK knob.5. When finished, DONE to save your changes. The revised name or MMSI

number appears in the list.

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Deleting an Existing Entry1. From the Phonebook, rotate the CH/OK knob or press the [ and ] soft keys

until the entry you wish to delete is highlighted.2. Press SELECT. The list of options appear.3. Highlight DELETE and press SELECT again. You are prompted to confirm

your selection.4. Press DELETE. The entry is removed from the list.

5.4 Individual CallsThe Ray218/Ray55 can make Individual Routine calls.

Making DSC Calls to Coast StationsThe examples in this handbook illustrate making DSC calls to Ship Stations. However, the procedures for making Individual Calls to a Coast Station are different. Calls to a Ship Station require that you enter a subsequent working channel chosen from a pre-programmed list offered to you by the Ray218/Ray55. Calls to a Coast Station remove this step from the operating procedures. The Coast Station controls and indicates the subsequent working channel within its acknowledgement.

The Ray218/Ray55 automatically detects the correct procedures for you based on the type of MMSI number you enter manually or with or the phonebook. If “00” is detected as the first two characters of the MMSI, Coast Station procedures are implemented automatically.

Note: When making a call to a coast station, you will not be asked to select a working channel because that will be provided by the coast station.

Transmitting an Individual CallTo make an Individual Call to a ship or coast station, you must select the specific MMSI number to contact and the working channel to be used for the call. The MMSI ID can be entered manually or selected from a Phonebook list of preprogrammed numbers specified using the MENU function, as follows:

1. From the DSC menu, rotate the CH/OK knob or press the [ and ] soft keys until INDIVIDUAL is highlighted, and push the CH/OK knob or press SELECT. The Individual Routine menu appears, which displays any Phonebook entries you have saved and <MANUAL> for manual number entry.

2. Rotate the CH/OK knob or press the arrow soft keys until the desired individ-ual name is highlighted.

3. When the desired name is highlighted, press SELECT.


If using MANUAL MMSI ID entry:Enter the MMSI number using the CH/OK knob. Rotate CH/OK to select each character and then push in CH/OK to accept. The next position to be modi-fied is indicated by a blinking underline. A more-detailed description of man-ual character entry can be found in “Adding a new Entry“ on page 77.

4. Press OK to initiate the call.5. Rotate the CH/OK knob to select the working channel to be used for the Indi-

vidual Call and press OK. Select from 06, 08, 09, 10, 13, 16, 17, 67, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, or 77.

Note: Individual Calls to a Coast Station remove this step from the operating procedures. The Coast Station controls and indicates the working channel within its ACK.6. Press SEND to transmit the call. The Individual Call is transmitted on channel

70, the radio tunes to the original channel and waits for acknowledgement. During this period you are still able to receive calls.

7. When the acknowledgement is received, the radio automatically switches to the selected working channel and sounds a DSC Call alert ring. Press OK to confirm.

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Press PTT to communicate on the specified channel. Pressing PTT at any time before an ACK is received cancels the Individual Call

Receiving Individual CallsWhen an Individual Call is received, an alert tone sounds, the envelope icon blinks, and the LCD alternates between a screen displaying the name (or MMSI ID) of the station initiating the call and one indicating that a request for a change of working channels is being made. The channel does not change until you accept.

The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Call Log. The envelope icon ( ) blinks until you accept the call, reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the Log. See page “Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 92.


Press CLEAR/WX. Automatic cancellation takes place after 2 minutes.

To ignore the Individual Call:


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To accept an Individual Call:

1. Press the OK soft key to change channels to the one designated by the caller. The alert tone is muted and the envelope icon disappears.

2. If the caller requests an acknowledgement, press OK to accept.3. Press SEND to comply with the ACK.4. When the caller responds to the ACK, press OK to return to standby mode.

Establish voice communications on the designated channel by pressing PTT.

If the caller requests that you change to an unsupported working channel the message INVALID CHANNEL appears on the LCD. If an acknowledgement is sent, the originating station is sent the message UNABLE TO COMPLY, indicating that your radio could not make the requested channel change.

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5.5 Group CallsThe Group Call feature sends transmissions that are only received by radios sharing a common Group MMSI number, such as a flotilla or racing fleet. The Ray218/Ray55 sends Group Routine calls.

Group MMSI SetupYou can program up to five Group MMSI ID numbers and associated Group names, which can be up to 11 characters long. Group MMSI ID numbers always begin with a zero (0). You only enter the last 8 digits of the Group ID number; the initial “0” is automatically entered for you.

Adding a New Group1. Select GROUP from the DSC Menu.2. Select MY GROUP ID. If an existing Group name and MMSI ID number are

already stored, those values appear. If blank, <EMPTY 1>, <EMPTY 2>, etc. are shown to indicate that the Group IDs have not yet been programmed.Select the first available empty group location. The first field for you to enter data is the GROUP MMSI number.

3. Fill in the GROUP MMSI field one number at a time. The leading “0” is auto-matically entered for you. The first character space you can modify is high-lighted with a flashing underline. A more-detailed description of manual character entry can be found in “Adding a new Entry“ on page 77.

4. Rotate the CH/OK knob. The flashing underline is replaced with a numeric character. Continue rotating the knob to scroll through the selections. Use the < and > soft keys to edit selected characters, if necessary.

5. When the appropriate number appears, press the CH/OK knob to accept. The next character to be filled in sequence is then underlined. Continue this pro-cess until all GROUP MMSI characters have been entered.When you press the CH/OK knob to accept the final MSSI ID digit, the cursor moves on to the GROUP NAME. The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing underline.

6. Using the same procedure as above, rotate the CH/OK knob to select the GROUP NAME characters. All alpha and numeric characters are available, as well as 13 symbols: ! # % ’ ( ) : ? / . , + -

7. Press the CH/OK knob to accept. Continue this process until all GROUP NAME characters have been entered.

8. When complete, press the DONE soft key to accept. The new entry appears in the list.


Use the same procedure to edit an existing entry in the list.

Transmitting a Group CallTo call another vessel in the group, select the Group Name to contact from the list of numbers described in the preceding section and the working channel to be used for the Group Call.

1. Select GROUP from the DSC menu. 2. Select CALL. The Group entries you have saved appear.3. Highlight the group name you wish to call and press SELECT.4. Press OK.5. Rotate the CH/OK knob to select the working channel to be used for the call.

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6. Press SEND to transmit the Group Call.The Group Call is transmitted on channel 70, and the radio tunes to the desig-nated working channel to be used for the Group Call.

7. Press OK to confirm that the working channel has been changed. .

Receiving Group CallsThe Ray218/Ray55 can receive Group Routine Calls from anyone in your prearranged group.

When a Group Call is received, the LCD alternates between a screen displaying the name (or MMSI ID) of the station in the group initiating the call and one indicating that a request for a change of working channels is being made.

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The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Call Log. The envelope icon ( ) blinks until you accept the call, reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the Log. See page “Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 92.



To ignore the Group Call:


To accept the Group Call:

1. Press the OK soft key to change channels to the one designated by the caller. The alert tone is muted and the envelope icon disappears.

2. If the caller requests an acknowledgement, press SEND to comply.3. When the caller responds to the ACK, press OK to return to the standby mode.

Establish voice communications on the designated channel by pressing PTT.


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5.6 All Ships CallsAn All Ships Call sends out a message to all stations within range. The Ray218/Ray55 can make All Ships Safety Calls for advisory alerts and Urgency Calls when assistance is required but life is not in danger. For example, you might send a Safety Call to warn others there is a large floating object that may be a hazard to navigation. A sample Urgency Call might be that you have an illness or an accident on board. The All Ships Call is made on channel 70, and then the radio automatically switches to channel 16 at high power for voice communications.

Transmitting an All Ships Call1. Select ALL SHIPS from the DSC menu.2. Select the type of call you wish to make: URGENCY or SAFETY.3. Press SEND to transmit the call. The call is transmitted on channel 70, and

then the radio tunes to channel 16 at high power.4. Press OK to reconfirm the All Ships Call. The radio returns to standby mode.

Press PTT to communicate on channel 16.

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Receiving an All Ships CallWhen an All Ships Safety or Routine Call is received, the LCD alternates between a screen displaying the name (or MMSI ID) of the station initiating the call and one requesting a change of working channels. The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Call Log. The envelope icon ( ) blinks until you accept the call, reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the log. See page “Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 92.

For an Urgency or Distress Call, the Automatic Channel Change option (see page 96) determines how the call is handled. If set ON, the radio automatically switches to Priority Channel 16 for voice communications. If OFF, you are prompted to manually accept or decline the call and channel change by pressing OK or CANCEL, respectively. When set OFF, the icon appears.



To ignore the All Ships Call:


To accept an All Ships Safety or Routine Call:

1. Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-lope icon disappears and the radio switches to the requested channel.


To accept an All Ships Urgency or Distress Call when Auto Channel Change is OFF

1. Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the enve-lope icon disappears and the radio switches to channel 16.


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To accept an All Ships Urgency or Distress Call when Auto Channel Change is ON

Press the OK soft key or the CH/OK knob. The alert tone is muted, the envelope icon disappears and the radio automatically switches to channel 16. Press PTT to communicate.


5.7 Position RequestWith this option you can request GPS position information from any station capable of responding to this type of call and for which an MMSI number is known. You can specify the target station either by selecting it from your MMSI phonebook or by manually entering its MMSI number.

Your radio has the capability of forwarding position data from a responding vessel to your display unit (C Series, E Series, etc.) over the NMEA port so that it can be displayed on the screen. You can specify which stations will have their position data information sent to the display unit using the option NMEA Output, which is described on page 62.

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Specifying the Target Vessel1. Select POS REQUEST from the DSC Menu.2. Select the target station name from the phonebook.

—or—Select <MANUAL> and enter the target station’s MMSI number, as described in “Adding a new Entry“ on page 77.

3. Press SEND to transmit the Position Request Call. The call is transmitted on channel 70, and then the radio tunes to the original channel and waits for acknowledgement. During this period you are still able to receive calls.

When the Position Request is accepted by the receiving station:

When the position request is received, the Ray218/Ray55 shows that the call has been accepted by the requested station. The radio sounds a Call Alert tone. Press any key to mute the alert tone. It shuts off automatically after two minutes.

Press CLEAR/WX to exit to normal radio operation. You can retrieve the position information later using DSC MENU > RECV’D CALLS > POSIT’N LOG.

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AWAIT ACK...

POS RECEIVED

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Retrieving the Last Received Position Data1. From the DSC Menu, select RECV’D CALLS.2. Rotate the CH/OK knob or press the up down arrow keys to select POSIT’N

LOG.3. Push in the CH/OK knob or press SELECT. The last received position request

data (LAST CALL) is displayed.

Note: Only the last position is saved. The next received position will overwrite the existing position data.

Press BACK or the CLEAR/WX key to exit.

Receiving a Position Request From Another StationIf you receive a position request from another station, how the Ray218/Ray55 responds depends on the option you have set in the Position Reply menu item (see page 97). OFF will not send position data under any circumstances. AUTO sends out your vessel’s position data as soon as it is requested. MANUAL sends out the data only after you respond to the request.

The 2 alternating pages of data are recorded in the Posit’n Log. The envelope icon ( ) blinks until you accept the call, reject the call, or open the resulting unread message stored in the Log. See page “Received Calls (Logs)“ on page 92.

When a Manual Position Reply is received, the requesting station’s MMSI number or station name (if entered in the Phonebook) is displayed. Press ACCEPT to accept the request to send your position data. Decline the request by pressing CANCEL or the CLEAR/WX key.

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SEND

SEND ACK

ABLE TOCOMPLY

PRESS SEND


5.8 Received Calls (Logs)The radio maintains lists of the last received DSC call types by number and time of call. Separate logs are maintained for the following:

1. Distress (up to 10 entries, per log)• Distress Log• Distress ACK Log • Distress Relay Log

2. Call Log (up to 40 total entries)• Individual Calls• All Ship Calls• Group Calls

3. Position Log• Last call received

If the calling vessel or station is listed in your DSC Phonebook, the vessel or station name appears in the display as it is listed. If the caller is not listed in your directory, the caller’s MMSI ID number appears in the display.

When a DSC Call is received, the envelope icon blinks on the LCD and an arrow symbol ( )appears to the left of the appropriate log. The envelope icon and arrow symbol disappear when the log is opened.

Coast Stations are identified by MMSI ID numbers beginning with”00”. If you have assigned a name for a Coast Station in the phonebook, a tower symbol (&) precedes the name field in the log to identify it as such. Similarly, Group Stations have a single “0” in the initial MMSI number position and are labeled with a plus symbol ( ) in the initial position of the name field in the phonebook or log. If the the MMSI ID begins with any number other than “0”, an anchor symbol ($) is entered as a prefix to the name, identifying this as a Ship Station.

Station Type

MMSI ID Layout

Phonebook/ Log Symbol

Ship xxxxxxxxx $

Group 0xxxxxxxx

Coast 00xxxxxxx &


To view the Received Call Logs:

1. Highlight RECV’D CALLS from the DSC menu.2. Press SELECT. Three log categories appear: DISTRESS, CALL LOG and POSIT’N

LOG. If any of these logs contain an unread item, an arrow symbol ( ) appears to the left of the log name.

3. Highlight the desired log.4. Press Select. Entry 01 appears first with call type and time of the last call. This

is the most recent call.5. Using the CH/OK knob or up/down arrow soft keys, scroll down the list of up

to 40 entries.

If the caller had requested a change to an unsupported working channel (channel 75, for example), Unable to Comply appears, indicating the radio could not comply with the channel change request.

Log Entry OptionsThe DSC Call Logs provide additional options for each entry. When the prompt appears PRESS [OK] FOR MORE OPTIONS, press the CH/OK knob. Select from the following:

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USA

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SELECT

USA 72

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SELECT

CALL LOG CALL-01

INDIVIDUALROUTINE$PURA VIDA 12:34UTC

DISTRESS CALL LOG POSIT’N LOG[BACK]

CALL LOG

72SHIP/SHIP

BB

USA

SELECT

DISTRESS CALL LOG POSIT’N LOG[BACK]

BACK

72SHIP/SHIP

BB

USA

BACK

CALL LOG CALL-01

PRESS [OK ]FOR MOREOPTIONS

72SHIP/SHIP

BB

USA

BACK

CALL LOG CALL-02

ALL SHIPURGENCY$SALTY DOG 2:26UTC

REQ TO CH16



• Call Back. Makes a routine Individual Call to the caller listed in the entry. • Delete. Remove this entry from the log.• Save. Stores any undefined MMSI number into the Phonebook and enables

you to assign a corresponding name to it. If a name is already assigned for this MMSI number in the phonebook, you are prompted to edit the name.

5.9 DSC SetupThe DSC Setup menu item is used to determine the following functions:• the radio’s MMSI ID number• how your radio responds to a Position Reply request• whether your radio automatically changes channels for incoming Distress

and All Ships Urgency CallsTo adjust the DSC settings:

1. Press and hold the MENU/DSC key for 3 seconds to enter DSC Menu mode.2. Rotate the CH/OK knob or press the up down arrow keys to highlight DSC

SETUP.3. Push the CH/OK knob or press SELECT to accept. The DSC Setup screen

appears.Make your selection from the following options:• MY MMSI ID• AUTO CH CHG• POS REPLY

My MMSI IDThis operation stores the MMSI number required for DSC communications, including Distress Calls. If you try to access a DSC function before entering the MMSI number, an error message appears and you are prompted to enter the MMSI ID.

Press OK

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OPTIONSPURA VIDA

CALL BACKDELETESAVE[BACK]


Note: You can obtain an MMSI number from BoatUS (www.boatus.com).

This is a one time operation. After the MMSI number is programmed:• you will not be able to change it• only your dealer/distributor can change it• after entering your MMSI ID, accessing this menu item will merely display the

programmed numberTo enter or view the MMSI ID number:

1. From the DSC Menu, select DSC SETUP.2. From the DSC SETUP menu item, select MY MMSI ID.

If an existing MMSI ID is stored, the value appears. If the MMSI ID is blank, dashes appear, indicating that one has yet to be entered. The first character space to be modified is highlighted with a flashing underline.

3. Rotate the CH/OK knob. The flashing underline is replaced with a numeric character. Continue rotating the knob to scroll through the selections. Use the < and > soft keys to edit selected characters, if necessary.

4. When the appropriate number appears, press the CH/OK knob to accept. The next character to be filled in sequence is then underlined. Continue this process until all MMSI characters have been entered.

5. When all digits have been selected, press DONE to accept.You are prompted to re-enter the MMSI number.

6. Using the CH/OK knob, re-enter all nine MMSI digits to confirm. 7. Press the CH/OK knob to accept your selections.

If the second entry does not match the first entry, a warning message is dis-played and you are prompted to press BACK, and then retry.

8. When complete, press DONE to accept. The PROGRAMMING SUCCESSFUL screen appears.

9. Press DONE one last time to save the MMSI ID number and return to the DSC SETUP screen.

Note:

• The Ray218/Ray55 is designed to be used as a recreational Ship Station only.• You cannot begin the MMSI ID number with “0” (single zero), as this prefix

indicates a GROUP ID.• You cannot begin the MMSI ID number with “00” (double zero), as this prefix

indicates a COAST STATION.


Automatic Channel Changing for Incoming CallsFor incoming Distress and All Ships Urgency Calls, this option determines whether your radio automatically switches to Priority Channel 16 to receive the call or prompts you to manually accept or decline the channel change.

The default setting is to ENABLE the auto channel change. If set OFF, the icon appears on the LCD.

This feature is useful for preventing your radio from automatically switching channels while you are maintaining a continuous watch on a certain channel (for example, in a VTS controlled area) or working with other vessels (for example, for towage).

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POS REQUESTCALL LOGPHONEBOOKDSC SETUP[BACK]


Note: This feature can disable automatic channel switching for incoming DSC Distress and All Ships Urgency Calls. If enabled, you are responsible for determining whether man-ually declining the call is appropriate.To enable/disable automatic channel change:

1. From the DSC SETUP menu item, highlight AUTO CH CHG.2. Press SELECT to accept.3. Select either ON or OFF.4. Press SELECT to accept.

If you accept ON (the default), your Ray218/Ray55 automatically changes to channel 16 when a Distress or All Ships Urgency Call is received.

If you accept OFF, on receipt of a Distress or All Ships Urgency Call you are presented with brief details of the call and advised that a change to channel 16 has been requested. You can either accept the channel change or decline, thereby continuing to monitor your current channel. When set OFF, the icon appears on the LCD.

If you accept the request, the call is received, a tone sounds and the radio is changed to channel 16. Pressing any key disables the alarm. If you ignore the call, after 5 minutes the radio declines the call, records the call in the Call Log and maintains normal operation.

Position ReplyThis option enables you to determine how your radio responds to a request for your GPS position information (lat/lon) from another station.

To enable/disable Position Reply:

1. From the DSC SETUP menu, highlight POS REPLY.2. Press SELECT to accept.3. Highlight the desired setting and press SELECT to accept.

• AUTO sends out your vessel’s position data as soon as it is requested.• MANUAL sends out the data only after you respond to the request.• OFF will not send position data under any circumstances, nor notify you

that the request has been made.

The default setting is MANUAL, which is described in “Position Request“ on page 89.

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Chapter 6: Customer ServiceThis chapter provides information on service for your Ray218 or Ray55.

6.1 How to Contact Raymarine

On the InternetVisit the Raymarine World Wide Web site for the latest information on Raymarine electronic equipment and systems at:

www.raymarine.com

Customer SupportNavigate to the Customer Support page for links for:

• Finding Factory Service locations and Authorized Dealers near you• Registering your Raymarine products• Accessing handbooks in Adobe Acrobat format• Downloading RayTech software updates• Accessing the Raymarine solution database

Clicking the Find Answers link routes you to our solution database. Search questions and answers by product, category, keywords, or phrases. If the answer you are seeking is not available, click the Ask Raymarine tab to submit your own question to our technical support staff, who will reply to you by e-mail.

Product Repair and ServiceIn the unlikely event your Raymarine unit should develop a problem, please contact your authorized Raymarine dealer/distributor for assistance. The dealer is best equipped to handle your service requirements and can offer timesaving help in getting the equipment back into normal operation.

In the event that repairs can not be obtained conveniently, product service may also be obtained by returning the unit to:

Raymarine, Inc.Product Repair Center21 Manchester StreetMerrimack, NH 03054-4801


The Product Repair Center is open Monday through Friday 8:15 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. All products returned to the Repair Center are registered upon receipt. Should you wish to inquire about the repair status of your unit, contact the Product Repair Center at:

603-881-5200 ext. 2118

Please have the product reference number, or unit serial number, ready when you call. We will do everything possible to repair and return your unit quickly.

Accessories and PartsMany Raymarine accessory items and parts can be obtained directly from your authorized Raymarine dealer.

However, if you are in need of an item not available from the retailer, please contact Raymarine Technical Services at:

603-881-5200 ext. 2333

Please have the Raymarine item or part number ready when calling if placing an order. If you are not sure which item is appropriate for your unit, you should first contact the Technical Support Department to verify your requirements.

Technical SupportFor technical support, call:

603-881-5200 ext. 2444

Our Technical Support Specialists are available to answer questions about installing, operating and trouble-shooting all Raymarine products. Technical Service is available Monday through Friday 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM Eastern Time.

Questions can be sent directly to our Technical Support Department via the Internet. Point your browser to www.raymarine.com and click on the Customer Support link. From there, select Find Answers and click the Ask Raymarine tab.

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Appendix A: Specifications

General

Mounting Bracket or flush mount

Size (H x W x D): Ray218Flush MountedBracket Mounted

3.84 x 7.79 x 7.06 in (97.5 x 198 x 179.3 mm)4.43 x 8.76 x 7.06 in (112.5 x 222.5 x 179.3 mm)

Size (H x W x D): Ray55Flush MountedBracket Mounted

3.15 x 7.09 x 6.85 in (80 x 180 x 174 mm)3.69 x 7.52 x 6.85 in (93.8 x 191 x 174 mm)

Weight, Ray218:TransceiverMicrophone

3.5 lbs (1.59 kg)0.4 lbs (0.181 kg)

Weight, Ray55:Transceiver & Microphone 3.5 lbs (1.59 kg)

Weight, Raymic 0.5 lbs (0.227 kg)

Power 12 VDC system (13.6 VDC, typical)

Environmental:Operating RangeStorage RangeHumidity

Waterproof to IPX7–10°C to +50°C–20°C to +70°Cup to 95%

Frequency Range:Transmit:Receive

156.050 to 157.425 MHz156.050 to 163.275 MHz (including WX channels)

Oscillate Mode PLL

Modulation FM (16K0G3E)DSC (16K0G2B)

Channel Spacing 25 kHz Increments

Frequency Stability +/- 10 PPM (+/- 0.001%)

Audio Output Power 5 watts, typical (at 10% distortion with 4 ohms load

Hailer Output Power: 30 watts @ 4 ohms (Ray218 only)

Antenna Port Impedance 50 ohms, typical

NMEA Port Impedance 100 ohms

External Speaker Impedance 4 ohms

Hailer Horn Impedance 4 ohms


Transmitter

Receiver

NMEA IN Sentences supported (NMEA 0183 ver. 3.01):

GLL Geographic position, Latitude/LongitudeGGA GPS fix dataRMA Recommended minimum data for LORANRMC Recommended minimum data for GPS GNS GNSS fix data

NMEA OUT Sentences (NMEA 0183 ver. 3.01):

DSC DSC dataDSE Extended DSC data

Frequency Error 10 ppm

RF Power (at 13.6 VDC):Hi ModeLo Mode

25 W1 W

Maximum Deviation ± 5 KHz

FM Hum and Noise Level less than -40 dB below audio level

Adjacent Channel Power more than 70 dB

Spurious/Harmonic Emissions less than -70 dBc

Current Drain:Hi Power at 13.6V DC less than 6 A

Sensitivity @ 12db SINAD 0.28 µV, typical

Hum and Noise less than -40 dB below audio level

Audio Distortion less than 10%

Adjacent Channel Rejection more than 80 dB, typical

Intermodulation Rejection Ratio more than 80 dB, typical

Spurious Image Rejection more than 80 dB, typical

Squelch Sensitivity @ 12db SINADat tightat threshold

less than 1µV, less than 0.28 µV

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Appendix B: Radio ControlsThis section is a quick reference to your radio’s controls.

Ray218

D915

5-1

Ray55

D930

4-1


Microphone Keys

Transceiver Controls

Transceiver Push Keys

Key Name Press & Release Press & Hold 3 seconds

1. PTT Push-to-Talk Push-to-Talk

2. HI/LOLOC/DIS

TX Power High/Low and ACCEPT key for menu item selections

Toggles between full receiver sensi-tivity (Distant mode) and attenuated receiver sensitivity (Local mode).

3. 16/9 Switch between the Priority and Working Channels

Switch to Secondary Priority CH (9);If already tuned to secondary chan-nel, program a new secondary Prior-ity Channel.

4. UP/DOWN Channel changing and navigating menu item selections

Rapid channel change and navigat-ing menu item selections

5. SCAN/SAVE

Initiate Priority Saved Scan mode or terminate any active scan.

SAVE/DELETE channel to/from memory

Key Name Function

6. CH/OK Rotate to change channels or navigate menu items.Press to accept menu item selections.

7. PWR/VOL Power radio ON / OFF and adjust volume level

8. SQ Adjust squelch threshold level

9. Soft Keys Press appropriate key to make associated menu selections


10. HAILER/INTCM(Ray218 only)

Activate Hailer functions Activate Intercom functions

11. MENU/DSC Activate Menu functions Activate DSC functions

12. CLEAR/WX Cancel function Weather Channel Mode

Appendix B: Radio Controls 105

Optional Raymic HandsetThe optional Raymic provides you with more functions than the standard microphone in a telephone handset design.

13. 16/9 Switch between the Priority and Working Channels

Switch to secondary Priority CH (9);If already tuned to secondary chan-nel, program a new secondary Prior-ity Channel.

14. DISTRESS Designate Distress Type Make Distress Call


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3-1


Raymic Keys

Key Name Function

A. PTT Push-to-Talk.

B. VOL/SQ By default, these keys control earpiece speaker volume. Press the up arrow key to increase or the down arrow to decrease the volume.Press and release the VOL/SQ key to activate squelch threshold level adjustment. Press the down arrow key until audio is heard. Then press the up arrow until background noise disappears.

C. CLEAR/WX Press and release to invoke Cancel function.Press and hold 3 seconds to access Weather Channel Mode.

D. 16/9 Press and release to switch between the Priority and Working CH.Press and hold 3 seconds to switch to Secondary Priority CH (9);If already tuned to secondary channel, programs a new secondary Pri-ority Channel.

E. Soft Keys Press appropriate key to make associated menu selections.

F. MENU/DSC Press and release to activate Menu functions.Press and hold 3 seconds to activate DSC functions.

G. CH UP/DOWN Channel changing and navigating through menu item options.

H. OK/INTCM Press and release to accept menu item selections.Press and hold 3 seconds to activate Intercom functions.

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Appendix C: Menu StructureFollowing is the structure of the menu that appears when the MENU/DSC key is pressed and then immediately released.

VHF OPERATION Scan Mode

Display Mode

MENU

D931

0-2

All Scan Priority All Scan Saved Scan Priority Saved Scan

1 Up 2 Up Lat/Lon

Time Display Time Offset Time Format COG/SOG

HI/LO Power High (25W) Low (1 W)

Save Channel Save Clear Select Output

Select Station Watch Mode Dual Watch Tri Watch

Channel Name Edit Clear

True Magnetic

Favorite Channel Select Edit

Sensitivity Local

(continued in next column) Distant

Frequency Band USA International Canada

HAIL/FOG/IC (Ray218 only)

MENU

Hailer Fog Horn Intercom

INTERCOM (Ray55 only) GPS SETUP

Manual Position Setting

NMEA Output

SYSTEM CONFIG Backlight Contrast Key Beep Signal Bar Bearing Mode

Knots MPH KPH

Speed Unit

System Test Version Number Reset

(continued)


Following is the structure of the menu that appears when the MENU/DSC key is pressed and held for 3 seconds.

--------- PHONEBOOK ---------- New entry ---------- List

DSC--------- INDIVIDUAL ---------- Manual call ---------- Call from phonebook

--------- GROUP ---------- Call ---------- My Group ID

--------- ALL SHIPS ---------- Urgency ---------- Safety

--------- POSITION REQUEST ---------- Manual call ---------- Call from phonebook

--------- RECV’D CALLS ---------- Distress ---------- Call Log ---------- Posit’n Log

--------- DSC SETUP ---------- My MMSI ID ----------

Position Reply ---------- Automatic channel changeD9311-2

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Appendix D: Channel List

U.S. Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies

CH. No

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use

01A 156.050 156.050 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area. 1

03A 156.150 156.150 x U.S. Government only

05A 156.250 156.250 x Port Operations or VTS in the Houston, New Orleans and Seattle areas.

06 156.300 156.300 x Intership Safety

07A 156.350 156.350 x Commercial

08 156.400 156.400 x Commercial (Intership only)

09 156.450 156.450 x Boater Calling. Commercial and Non-Commercial.

10 156.500 156.500 x Commercial

11 156.550 156.550 x Commercial. VTS in selected areas.

12 156.600 156.600 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.

13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Navigation Safety (Bridge-to-bridge). Ships >20meters in length maintain a listening watch on this channel in US waters. 2, 6

14 156.700 156.700 x Port Operations. VTS in selected areas.

15 – 156.750 x Environmental (Receive only). Used by Class ‘C’ EPIRBs. 3

16 156.800 156.800 x International Distress, Safety and Calling. Ships required to carry radio, USCG, and most coast stations maintain a listening watch on this channel. 4

17 156.850 156.850 x State Control 5

18A 156.900 156.900 x Commercial

19A 156.950 156.950 x Commercial

20 157.000 161.600 Port Operations (duplex)

20A 157.000 157.000 x Port Operations


21A 157.050 157.050 x U.S. Coast Guard only

22A 157.100 157.100 x Coast Guard Liaison and Maritime Safety Information Broad-casts. Broadcasts announced on channel 16.


24 157.200 161.800 Public Correspondence (Marine Operator)






63A 156.175 156.175 x Port Operations and Commercial, VTS. Available only in New Orleans / Lower Mississippi area.




67 156.375 156.375 x Commercial. Used for Bridge-to-bridge communications in lower Mississippi River. Intership only. 6

68 156.425 156.425 x Non-Commercial



72 156.625 156.625 x Non-Commercial (Intership only)

73 156.675 156.675 x Port Operations

74 156.725 156.725 x Port Operations

77 156.875 156.875 x Port Operations (Intership only) 5

78A 156.925 156.925 x Non-Commercial

79A 156.975 156.975 x Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only.

CH. No

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use

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• Recreational boaters normally use channels listed as Non-Commercial: 68, 69, 71, 72, 78A.

• Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.

• Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice communications.

Notes:

1. The letter “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station trans-mit side of an international semi-duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.

2. Channel 13 should be used to contact a ship when there is danger of collision. All ships of length 20 meters or greater are required to guard VHF channel 13, in addition to VHF channel 16, when operating within U.S. territorial waters.

3. Channel is Receive Only. 4. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting. 5. Output power is fixed at 1 watt only. 6. Output power is initially set to 1 watt. User can temporarily override this restriction to

transmit at high power.

80A 157.025 157.025 x Commercial. Non-Commercial in Great Lakes only

81A 157.075 157.075 x U.S. Government only – Environmental protection operations.






87 157.375 161.975 Public Correspondence Marine Operator)

88 157.425 162.025 Public Correspondence only near Canadian border

88A 157.425 157.425 x Commercial, Intership only

CH. No

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use


Canadian Marine VHF Channels and Frequencies

CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Area of Operation Use

01 156.050 160.650 PC Public Correspondence



04A 156.200 156.200 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety:Canadian Coast Guard search and rescue1

04A 156.200 156.200 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Commercial fishing only

05A 156.250 156.250 Ship Movement

06 156.300 156.300 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Safety:May be used for search and rescue communications between ships and aircraft.

07A 156.350 156.350 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial

08 156.400 156.400 WC, EC Intership, Commercial and Safety:Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area.

09 156.450 156.450 AC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support opera-tions.

10 156.500 156.500 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship Movement: May also be used for communi-cations with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollution operations.

11 156.550 156.550 PC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Also used for pilotage purposes.

12 156.600 156.600 WC, AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages.

13 156.650 156.650 All areas Intership, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Move-ment:Exclusively for bridge-to-bridge navigational traffic. Lim-ited to 1-watt maximum power.


14 156.700 156.700 AC, GL Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: Port operations and pilot information and messages.

15 156.750 156.750 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be used for on-board communications.

16 156.800 156.800 All areas International Distress, Safety and Calling2

17 156.850 156.850 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement: All operations limited to 1-watt maximum power. May also be used for on-board communications.

18A 156.900 156.900 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Towing on the Pacific Coast.

19A 156.950 156.950 All areas except PC

Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard only.

19A 156.950 156.950 PC Intership and Ship/Shore:Various Government departments.

20 157.000 161.600 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement:Port operations only with 1-watt maximum power.

21A 157.050 157.050 All areas Intership and Ship/Shore:Canadian Coast Guard only.

21B - 161.650 All areas Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.3

22A 157.100 157.100 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial:For communications between Canadian Coast Guard and non-Canadian Coast Guard stations only.

23 157.150 161.750 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence:Also in the inland waters of British Columbia and the Yukon.

24 157.200 161.800 All areas Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

25 157.250 161.850 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence: Also assigned for operations in the Lake Winnipeg area.

25B - 161.850 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.

26 157.300 161.900 All areas Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence

CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq



27 157.350 161.950 AC, GL, PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

28 157.400 162.000 PC Ship/Shore, Safety and Public Correspondence

28B - 162.000 AC Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) service.

60 156.025 160.625 PC Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence

61A 156.075 156.075 PC Intership and Ship/Shore:Canadian Coast Guard only.

61A 156.075 156.075 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Commercial fishing only.

62A 156.125 156.125 PC Intership and Ship/Shore:Canadian Coast Guard only.




65A 156.275 156.275 Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety:Search & rescue and antipollution operations on the Great Lakes. Towing on the Pacific Coast. Port operations only in the St. Lawrence River areas with 1W maximum power. Pleasure craft in the inland waters of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba (excluding Lake Winnipeg and the Red River).

66A 156.325 156.325 Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship Movement: Port operations only in the St.Lawrence River/Great Lakes Areas with 1-watt maxi-mum power.

67 156.375 156.375 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Commercial fishing only.

67 156.375 156.375 All areas except EC

Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollu-tion operations.

CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq



68 156.425 156.425 All areas Intership, Ship/Shore and Non-commercial:For marinas and yacht clubs.


Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial and Non-commercial

69 156.475 156.475 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Commercial fishing only.

71 156.575 156.575 PC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety and Ship Movement

71 156.575 156.575 Intership, Ship/Shore and Non-commercial: For marinas and yacht clubs on the East Coast and on Lake Winnipeg.

72 156.625 156.625 EC, PC Intership, Commercial and Non-commercial:May be used to communicate with aircraft and helicopters in predominantly maritime support operations.

73 156.675 156.675 EC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial:Commercial fishing only


Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial, Safety: May also be used for communications with aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue and antipollu-tion operations.

74 156.725 156.725 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore, Commercial, Non-commercial and Ship Movement.

77 156.875 156.875 Intership, Ship/Shore, Safety and Ship Movement:Pilotage on Pacific Coast. Port operations only in the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas with 1W maximum power.

78A 156.925 156.925 EC, PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Commercial



81A 157.075 157.075 Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas.

81A 157.075 157.075 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety:Canadian Coast Guard antipollution.

CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq



Area of OperationAC: Atlantic Coast, Gulf and St. Lawrence River up to and including MontrealEC (East Coast): includes NL, AC, GL and Eastern Arctic areasGL: Great Lakes (including St. Lawrence above Montreal)NL: Newfoundland and LabradorPC: Pacific CoastWC (West Coast): Pacific Coast, Western Arctic and Athabasca-Mackenzie Watershed areasAll areas: includes East and West Coast areas

Notes:

1. An “A” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the ship station transmit side of an interna-tional duplex channel. Operations are different from that of international operations on that channel.

2. Channel 16 is used for calling other stations or for distress alerting.3. The letter “B” following a channel number indicates simplex use of the coast station transmit side of an

international duplex channel. That is, the channel is Receive Only.4. Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice

communications.5. Channels 75 and 76 are reserved as guard bands for Channel 16 and are not available for regular voice

communications.

82A 157.125 157.125 PC Intership, Ship/Shore and Safety:Canadian Coast Guard use only.

82A 157.125 157.125 Intership and Ship/Shore: Canadian Coast Guard use only in the St. Lawrence River/Great Lakes areas.

83 157.175 161.775 PC Ship/Shore and Safety:Canadian Coast Guard use only.

83A 157.175 157.175 EC Intership and Ship/Shore:Canadian Coast Guard and other Government agencies.

83B - 161.775 AC, GL Safety: Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB) Service.


85 157.275 161.875 AC, GL, NL Ship/Shore and Public Correspondence




CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq



International Marine VHF Channels & Frequencies

CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use

01 156.050 160.650 Public Correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement





06 156.300 156.300 x Intership 1


08 156.400 156.400 x Intership

09 156.450 156.450 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement

10 156.500 156.500 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 2

11 156.550 156.550 x Port Operations and Ship Movement


13 156.650 156.650 x Intership Safety, Port Operations and Ship Movement 3


15 156.750 156.750 x Intership and On-board Communications at 1W only 4

16 156.800 156.800 x Distress, Safety and Calling

17 156.850 156.850 x Intership and On-board Communications at 1W only 4




















67 156.375 156.375 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement 2


69 156.475 156.475 x Intership, Port Operations and Ship Movement


72 156.625 156.625 x Intership

73 156.675 156.675 x Intership 2

74 156.725 156.725 x Port operations and Ship movement

75 156.775 156.775 x See Note 5

76 156.825 156.825 x See Note 5

77 156.875 156.875 x Intership

78 156.925 161.525 Public correspondence, Port Operations and Ship Movement




CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use


• Intership channels are for communications between ship stations. Intership communications should be restricted to Channels 6, 8, 72 and 77. If these are not available, the other channels marked for Intership may be used.

• Channel 70 is used exclusively for Digital Selective Calling (DSC) and is not available for regular voice communications.

Notes:

1. Channel 06 may also be used for communications between ship stations and aircraft engaged in coordinated search and rescue operations. Ship stations should avoid harmful interference to such communications on channel 06 as well as to communications between aircraft stations, ice break-ers and assisted ships during ice seasons.

2. Within the European Maritime Area and in Canada, channels 10, 67 and 73 may also be used by the individual administrations concerned for communication between ship stations, aircraft sta-tions and participating land stations engaged in coordinated search and rescue and anti-pollu-tion operations in local areas. Channels 10 or 73 (depending on location) are also used for the broadcast of Marine Safety Information by the Maritime and Coast Guard Agency in the UK only.

3. Channel 13 is designated for use on a worldwide basis as a navigation safety communication chan-nel, primarily for intership navigation safety communications.

4. Channels 15 and 17 may also be used for on-board communications provided the effective radiated power does not exceed 1 Watt.

5. The use of Channels 75 and 76 should be restricted to navigation related communication only and all precautions should be taken to avoid harmful interference to channel 16. Transmit power is lim-ited to 1 Watt.








CH No.

XMIT Freq

RCV Freq

Single Freq Use


WX Channels (North America only)

Weather Channel

Frequency in MHz

WX 1 162.550

WX 2 162.400

WX 3 162.475

WX 4 162.425

WX 5 162.450

WX 6 162.500

WX 7 162.525

WX 8 161.650

WX 9 161.775

WX 10 163.275

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Appendix E: Glossary

Term Meaning

All Scan A feature that scans all channels in the channel set.

All Ships Call A DSC call that sends out a message to all vessels within range. The Ray218/Ray55 can make two different types of All Ships calls: Safety Calls for advisory alerts or Urgency Calls when assistance is required but there is no imminent danger to the vessel.

Canadian Channels Channel designations as defined by Industry Canada.

CH Channel selection key

COG Course Over Ground

Distress Call A DSC call notifying other ships and shore stations that your vessel is in imminent danger, sending your position and time information, along with (optionally) the nature of your distress situation.

DSC Digital Selective Calling (DSC) is a system used to send digital messages to stations identified by a unique MMSI number. Con-tained within the message is the working channel on which voice communications are to be made. DSC enables you to make digital Distress Calls and to specify the stations that you wish to contact: an Individual station, all stations within a spec-ified Group, or All Ship stations within range.

Dual Watch A feature that monitors the Priority Channel 16 and one other channel that you choose.

FCC Federal Communications Commission (US)

Global Positioning System

A navigational system that uses satellite signals to determine the latitude and longitude of a receiver on Earth.

GPS Global Positioning System

Group Call A DSC call that sends transmissions only received by radios sharing a common Group MMSI number, such as a flotilla or racing fleet.

Individual Call A DSC Call made to a specific station identified by its MMSI ID.

International Channels Channel designations as defined by the ITU

ITU International Telecommunications Union (EU)


MMSI Maritime Mobile Service Identity; a number issued by each country to identify maritime stations, much like a telephone number.

NOAA National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (US)

Position Request A DSC call requesting GPS position information from any station for which an MMSI number is known. You can also send out your position to other stations.

Priority Channel Channel 16 or 9

Priority Scan A feature that alternates monitoring the Priority Channel 16 with each of the regular channels.

PTT switch Microphone push-to-talk switch

RF Radio Frequency

RX Receive

SAR Search And Rescue

Saved Scan Scans only user-selected memory channels

Semi-duplex Channels using separate frequencies to transmit and receive.

Simplex Channels transmitting and receiving on the same frequency.

SOG Speed Over Ground

Squelch A circuit that sets the threshold for cutting off the receiver when the signal is too weak for reception of anything but noise.

TX Transmit

Tri Watch A function that monitors the Priority Channel (16), the Second-ary Priority Channel, and one other channel that you choose.

US Channels Channel designations as defined by the FCC

VOL Volume key

VHF Very High Frequency (30MHz to 300MHz)

Weather (WX)Channels

Channels for routine and emergency weather information broadcast by NOAA (USA)

WX Weather Band key

Working Channel The currently-selected (non-priority, non-WX) channel

Term Meaning

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Index

Numerics16/9 key 28, 29, 31

AAccessories 100Adding channels to memory 50Alert 35All Scan function 45All Ships Calls 87

Receiving 88Transmitting 87

ATISindicator 32

Automatic Channel Changing 33, 96

BBacklight adjustment 64Base in Use 35Battery 35Bearing Mode 65

CCable connections 20Canadian channels 34, 112Channel

Knob 28Name 53Tuning 36UP/DOWN key 28, 31

Channel List 109Canadian frequencies 112International frequencies 117US frequencies 109WX frequencies 120

CLEAR/WX key 29, 31Coast Stations 79COG/SOG Display 62Connections

cable 20external speaker 22GPS 23hailer 22NMEA 23

power 21Contrast adjustment 64Conventions 9Customer Support 99

DDeleting channels from memory 50Display 32Distress Calls 72

key 29Receiving 75Receiving Distress Relay 76Sending a Designated call 73Sending an Undesignated (QUICK) call 72

DSC 69All Ships Calls 87Call icon 33Distress Calls 72Group Calls 83Individual Calls 79key 31, 41Log 92

Options 93Menu 29, 69Phonebook 76

DSC SettingsAutomatic Channel Changing 96Group MMSI Setup 83My MMSI ID 94Position Reply 97

Dual Watch 51

EExternal speaker 22

FFAV indicator 33Favorite Channel 33, 54Features 13Fog Horn 29, 57Frequency Band 52

Canadian channels 112International channels 117US channels 109WX channels 120

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GGlossary 121GPS 24

indicator 33Installing 23Position Reply 97setup 59

Group Calls 83Receiving 85Transmitting 84

Group MMSI Setup 83

HHailer 22, 29, 56Handset 28, 104, 105Help from Raymarine 99HI/LO

indicator 32key 28power selection 48

High Voltage 22, 35

IIndividual Calls 79

Receiving 81Transmitting 79

Installation 15Intercom 29, 58International channels 34, 117Invalid Channel 82, 86, 89

KKey Beep 65Keypad 104Keys 28

LLast Received Position Request 91Latitude/Longitude Display 61LCD display 32Local Mode 33, 56Log 92

Options 93Low Voltage 22, 35

MMemory

Adding channels to 50Menu 29, 41

DSC Setup 94GPS/Time Setup 59Phonebook 76

Adding entries 77Deleting entries 79Editing entries 78

Settings 61System Configuration 64

MENU/DSC key 29, 31, 41, 69Messages 35, 92Microphone 28, 41, 70, 104, 105MMSI 94Monitor Mode

Dual Watch 51Tri Watch 51

My MMSI ID 94

NNMEA connections 23NMEA Output 62

OOK/INTERCOM key 31Override low power restriction 40, 49

PPhonebook 76

Adding entries 77Deleting entries 79Editing entries 78

PLUS channel 38Position Reply 97Position Request 89

from Phonebook 90receiving from another station 91retrieving last received 91

Power 28connections 21ON/OFF 35selection 48

Priority Channel 38Priority Saved Scan function 47Priority Scan function 46PTT key 28, 30, 39

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PWR/VOL key 28

RRadio Setup

Channel Name 53Favorite Channel 54Frequency Band 52Sensitivity 56

RaymarineAddresses 99Phone numbers 99Web site 99

Raymic 30, 41, 58, 70, 105Received Calls 92Removing the sun cover 15Repair 99Reset 67RX indicator 32

SSave 28SAVED indicator 32Saved Scan function 46Scan Mode 44

All Scan 45Priority All Scan 46Priority Saved Scan 47Saved Scan 46

SCAN/SAVE key 28Secondary Priority (PLUS) Channel 38Sensitivity 56Service 99Settings 61, 94

COG/SOG Display 62Latitude/Longitude Display 61Time Display 61Time Format 61Time Offset 61

Signal Bar 65Soft keys 29, 31Speaker 22Specifications 101Speed Unit 66Squelch 28, 30, 36Standard equipment 16, 20Sun cover removal 15

System Configuration 64Backlight 64Bearing Mode 65Contrast 64Key Beep 65Reset 67Signal Bar 65Speed Unit 66System Test 66Version Number 67

System Test 66

TTechnical Support 100Time

Display 61Format 61Offset 61Setup 59

Transmitting 39Override 40, 49

Tri Watch 51TX 32, 39

UUnable to Comply 82, 86, 89, 93US channels 34, 109UTC time setup 59

VVersion Number 67Voltage 21

high 35low 35

Volume 28, 30, 36

WWarranty 9Weather Alert 33, 37Weather channels 37, 120Web site 99Wire connections 20WX 37, 120

XXCLUDE 44

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